Vágur
Sign in to savethumb|280px|Vágur Vágur, meaning bay (), is a town and municipality on the island of Suðuroy, part of the Faroe Islands.
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Place details
- Locality
- Vágur
- Region
- Suðuroy
- Country
- Føroyar
- Population
- 1,363
- Timezone
- Atlantic/Faroe
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Vágur
- Settlement.official_name
- Vágur Municipality
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality and village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Porkeri.2..jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_map
- Map-position-vags-kommuna-2005.png
- Settlement.mapsize
- 250px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Vágs kommuna in the Faroe Islands
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Faroe Islands
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Vágur in the Faroe Islands
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Faroe Islands
- Located in
- Vágur Municipality
- Population
- +1352
- Area
- +21
- Capital of
- Vágur Municipality
- Official website
- www.vagur.fo
- Image
- Vágur 2019.jpg
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- The Mayor of Vágur
- Visit by the Danish Royal Family (2025)
- History
- Nólsoyar Páll Memorial
- First Faroese hydroelectric power plant
- Tourism
- Notable landmarks
- Eggjarnar
- Vágseiði
- Porkeri Mountains
- Sports
- Politics
- Municipal council
- Photos from Vágur
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|280px|Vágur Vágur, meaning bay (), is a town and municipality on the island of Suðuroy, part of the Faroe Islands.
It is situated on the east coast of the island on the Vágsfjørður fjord, and was founded in the fourteenth century. Expansion has meant that the nearby town of Nes is now a suburb of Vágur. Vágur has a sports hall next to the football grounds on Eiðinum, near Vágseiði, a swimming pool by the school and a clinic which offers the services of doctors, nurses and dentists. There is also a hotel, one bank and various shops.