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Sandavágur
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Sandavágur () is a town on the south coast of the Faroese island of Vágar. The name Sandavágur means sandy bay and refers to the sandy beach which used to be much larger than present. From one point in Sandavágur you can get a view of all the southern islands in the Faroes. Sandavágur used to be a municipality until 1 January 2009, when it fused together with the neighbour village Miðvágur into the new Vágar municipality.
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- Locality
- Sandavágur
- Region
- Vágar
- Country
- Føroyar
- Population
- 779
- Timezone
- Atlantic/Faroe
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Sandavágur
- Settlement.other_name
- Sandevåg
- Settlement.settlement_type
- village
- Settlement.motto
- kom!
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Sandavágur, Faroe Islands.JPG
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Sandavágur
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Faroe Islands
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the Faroe Islands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituent country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Island
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Vágar
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Vágar Municipality
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 957
- Official website
- www.sandavagur.fo/Default.aspx
- Image
- Sandavágur, Faroe Islands.JPG
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- Buildings
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- Economy
- Sports
- Notable people
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- See also
- References
- External links
Sandavágur () is a town on the south coast of the Faroese island of Vágar. The name Sandavágur means sandy bay and refers to the sandy beach which used to be much larger than present. From one point in Sandavágur you can get a view of all the southern islands in the Faroes. Sandavágur used to be a municipality until 1 January 2009, when it fused together with the neighbour village Miðvágur into the new Vágar municipality.
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