Saltnes | |
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  Saltnes | |
| Coordinates: 62°06′19″N06°44′22″W / 62.10528°N 6.73944°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Faroe Islands |
| Island | Eysturoy |
| Municipality | Nes Municipality |
| Population (March 2023) [1] | |
| • Total | 151 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
| Postal code | FO 656 |
| Climate | Cfc |
Saltnes is a village on the island of Eysturoy, Faroe Islands, in Nes Municipality.
The population was 152 in August 2022.
Tórshavn, usually locally referred to as simply Havn, is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the 347-meter-high (1,138 ft) mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the 350-meter-high (1,150 ft) Kirkjubøreyn. They are separated by the Sandá River. The city itself has a population of 13,994 (2023), and the greater urban area has a population of 21,078, including the suburbs of Hoyvík and Argir.
Argir is a village in the Faroe Islands.
Fuglafjørður is a village on Eysturoy's east coast in the Faroe Islands. Its name means "fjord of birds".
Norðragøta, also just referred to as Gøta is a village on Eysturoy, Faroe Islands.
Klaksvík is the second largest town of the Faroe Islands behind Tórshavn. The town is located on Borðoy, which is one of the northernmost islands. It is the administrative centre of Klaksvík municipality.
Hoyvík is a town in the Faroe Islands. It is part of the Tórshavn Municipality, and de facto is merged as a northern suburb of Tórshavn, the Faroese capital.
Hvalba is a village and a municipality in the Faroe Islands, which consists of Hvalba, Nes-Hvalba and Sandvík.
Toftir is a village in Nes Municipality on the island of Eysturoy, in the Faroe Islands. It is part of a chain of villages stretching over a distance of 10 kilometres on the east side of Skálafjørður (fjord) on Eysturoy island. The highest hill in Toftir, called Húkslond, is 129 metres high, and Nes Municipality is the only area in the Faroes which has no mountains above 200 metres.
Streymoy is the largest and most populated island of the Faroe Islands. The capital, Tórshavn, is located on its southeast coast. The name means "island of currents". It also refers to the largest region of the country that also includes the islands of Hestur, Koltur and Nólsoy.
Sørvágur Municipality, is the westernmost municipality in the Faroe Islands.
Vestmanna is a town in the Faroe Islands on the west of the island of Streymoy.
Tórshavn Municipality is the municipality of the Faroese capital Tórshavn and its surroundings.
Kvívík is a village on the west coast of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands, in the eponymous municipality of Kvívík.
Streymnes is a village on the eastern coast of the Faroese island of Streymoy in Sunda Municipality.
Skála (reclaimed its original name Skála as opposed to incorrect Skáli in 2011; is a village on the east coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy, located in Runavík Municipality.
The Faroe or Faeroe Islands, or simply the Faroes, is a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
The Faroe Islands are administratively divided in 29 municipalities (kommunur), with about 120 cities and villages. Until December 31, 2008, there were 34 municipalities, and until December 31, 2004, there were 48 municipalities. In the coming years the number of Faroese municipalities is expected to drop to somewhere between 7 and 15, as there is currently a rationale towards municipal amalgamation and a decentralization of public services. In 1998 it was suggested that no municipality should have fewer than 2,000 inhabitants, but whether this will be true is a political question. The Faroese government has furthermore decided not to conduct forced, top-down amalgamation, but to leave the process to the free will of the municipalities. In many small municipalities there is some resistance to the amalgamation process, and as a result two kinds of municipalities are being created: large municipalities (town-municipalities) that are eager to attract smaller municipalities into amalgamation, and small municipalities which are either trying to avoid amalgamation or seek to amalgamate with other small municipalities. The geographically large Sunda municipality is an example of this. The larger municipalities are organized in Kommunusamskipan Føroya (KFS) and the smaller are organized in Føroya Kommunufelag (FKF).
Nes Municipality in the Faroe Islands comprises three villages, Nes, Toftir and Saltnes.
Eystur Municipality (Eysturkommuna) is a municipality (kommuna) in the Faroe Islands.
Runavík Municipality is a municipality of the Faroe Islands. The town of Saltangará is the administrative centre.
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