Selatrað

Selatrað () is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in Sjóvar Municipality. The name Selatrað refers to a breeding place for seals.

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Locality: Selatrað
Region: Eysturoy
Country: Føroyar
Population: 71

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Settlement.name: Selatrað
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Selatrað, Faroe Islands (2).JPG
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Harbour of Selatrað, Eysturoy
Settlement.pushpin_map: Faroe Islands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
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: Eysturoy
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Sjóvar Municipality
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: 2010
Settlement.population_total: 38

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: Faroe Islands
Located in: Sjóvar Municipality
Population: 42
Image: Selatrað, Faroe Islands (2).JPG

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Commons category: Selatrað
Commons gallery: Selatrað
located in/on physical feature: Eysturoy

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Selatrað () is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in Sjóvar Municipality. The name Selatrað refers to a breeding place for seals.

The 2010 population was 38. Its postal code is FO 497. The village's church, the first in the archipelago made from concrete, was built in 1927. The third biggest plantation in the Faroe Islands is in Selatrað. It was severely damaged in a hurricane in 1988, destroying 2/3 of it. However the biggest trees (20m in height) survived.

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