Saltangará (Danish: Saltangerå) is a village in the Faroe Islands, on the island of Eysturoy.
Saltangará | |
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Village | |
  Saltangará Location in the Faroe Islands | |
| Coordinates: 62°7′3″N 6°43′7″W / 62.11750°N 6.71861°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Faroe Islands |
| Island | Eysturoy |
| Municipality | Runavík Municipality |
| Founded | 1846 |
| Population (January 2024)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,183 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
| Postal code | FO 600 |
| Climate | Cfc |
Saltangará was founded in 1846 and is situated on the eastern side of Eysturoys Skalafjordur-inlet between Rituvík and Søldarfjørður.[2]
The name is derived from three words: angar comes from the Old Norse angr which means a fjord or bay; á means a stream; and salt has the same meaning in Faroese, Icelandic and English.[2]
The village is located in Runavík Municipality along with Æðuvík, Glyvur, Runavík, Rituvík, Skipanes, Søldarfjørdur, Elduvík, Funningsfjørdur, Glyvrar, Oyndarfjørdur, Skáli, Skálafjørdur, Lambi and Lambareidi.
Notable people edit
- Jústinus Hansen, footballer
- Jens Martin Knudsen, footballer
- Petur Knudsen, footballer
- Árni Frederiksberg, footballer
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Population, municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands
- ^ a b Brandt, Don (2006). More Stamps and Story of the Faroe Islands (PDF). Vol. 1. Tórshavn: Postverk Føroya. p. 35. ISBN 99918-3-191-6. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2008-09-04.