Hestur

Hestur () is an island in the central Faroe Islands, to the west of Streymoy and the south of Koltur. Hestur means horse in Faroese.

Key facts

Settlement.image_map: Position of Hestur on Faroe map.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location within the Faroe Islands
Settlement.subdivision_type: State
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Constituent country
Settlement.seat_type: Municipality seat
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 6.1
Settlement.area_rank: 15
Settlement.elevation_max_m: 421
Settlement.population_total: 16
Settlement.population_as_of: 29 April 2025
Settlement.population_rank: 13
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone1: GMT
Settlement.utc_offset1: +0
Settlement.timezone1_DST: EST
Settlement.utc_offset1_DST: +1
Settlement.postal_code: FO 280

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Important bird area
Mountains
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See also
References
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Hestur () is an island in the central Faroe Islands, to the west of Streymoy and the south of Koltur. Hestur means horse in Faroese.

On the west coast is a guillemot colony. In the north there is moorland with four small lakes, of which Fagradalsvatn is the largest. At Hælur, Hestur's southernmost tip, there is a lighthouse. The island has one settlement, a village also named Hestur on the east coast. The village enjoys the view over to Gamlarætt and Velbastaður on Streymoy. There is a ferry link to the port at Gamlarætt.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hestur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.