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Village in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark
Saltangará
Village
Saltangará is located in Denmark Faroe IslandsSaltangaráSaltangaráLocation in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62°7′3″N 6°43′7″W / 62.11750°N 6.71861°W / 62.11750; -6.71861
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Faroe Islands
IslandEysturoy
MunicipalityRunavík Municipality
Founded1846
Population
 • Total1,183
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (EST)
Postal codeFO 600
ClimateCfc

Saltangará (Danish: Saltangerå) is a village in the Faroe Islands, on the island of Eysturoy.

Saltangará was founded in 1846 and is situated on the eastern side of Eysturoys Skalafjordur-inlet between Rituvík and Søldarfjørður.

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.

The village is located in Runavík Municipality along with Æðuvík, Glyvur, Runavík, Rituvík, Skipanes, Søldarfjørdur, Elduvík, Funningsfjørdur, Glyvrar, Oyndarfjørdur, Skáli, Skálafjørdur, Lambi and Lambareidi.

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References

  1. Population, municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands
  2. ^ 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.

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