Vestmanna is a town in the Faroe Islands on the west of the island of Streymoy. It was formerly a ferry port, until an undersea tunnel, the Vágatunnilin...
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is known as Vestmannabjørgini, which means Cliffs of Vestmanna. The beaches of Tórshavn, Vestmanna, Leynar, Kollafjørður, Hvalvík (meaning Whale Bay) and...
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Vestmannaeyjar (redirect from Vestmanna Islands)
Vestmannaeyjar (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvɛstˌmanːaˌeiːjar̥] , sometimes anglicized as Westman Islands) is a municipality and archipelago off the south...
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Vestmanna ÍF is a Faroese handball club from Vestmanna, that plays in the Burn Menn League. Vestmanna Squad for the 2023–24 season Head coach: Nuno Miguel...
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contrast, they called Gaels Vestmenn (West-men) (see Vestmannaeyjar and Vestmanna).[citation needed] Other terms for the Norse–Gaels are Norse-Irish, Hiberno-Norse...
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to the Papar and the Irish, such as Paparøkur near Vestmanna and Papurshílsur near Saksun. Vestmanna is itself short for Vestmannahøvn ("harbour of the...
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the Faroe Islands. Among these are Paparøkur near Vestmanna, and Papurshílsur near Saksun. Vestmanna, in fact, is short for Vestmannahøvn, meaning the...
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Britain, especially Ireland and Scotland. Vestmannaeyjar in Iceland and Vestmanna in the Faroe Islands take their names from it. The Norse who settled in...
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Annfinnur í Skála / Jonhard Mikkelsen: Føroyskt / enskt – enskt / føroyskt, Vestmanna: Sprotin 2008. (Faroese–English / English–Faroese dictionary, 2 volumes)...
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his work on the prevention of the epidemic of neonatal tetanus on the Vestmanna Islands in Iceland. Another important pioneer was Hungarian physician...
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perform at the 2023 edition of Bátastevnan, a music festival held in Vestmanna, Faroe Islands, on 19 May 2023. On 25 May, Reiley released a new single...
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Syðrugøta, Tjørnuvík, Tórshavn (in Sandagerð), Trongisvágur, Vágur, Vestmanna, Viðvík (near Hvannasund, but on the east coast of Viðoy) and Øravík....
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Salmon pens off Vestmanna in the Faroe Islands, an example of inshore mariculture...
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Retrieved 2024-03-07. "Gøtudalstunnil". "Farið verður undir tunnilin til Vestmanna í 2022". "Samferðsluætlanin 2018-2030". "Brúgvin um Sandá". "Poll: tunnel...
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Talvfelagið Streymur (TFS), Hvalvík Tofta Talvfelag (TT), Toftir Vestmanna Talvfelag (VT), Vestmanna Football clubs in the Faroe Islands: AB B36 B68 B71 EB/Streymur...
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Bárður á Steig Nielsen (category People from Vestmanna Municipality)
was prime minister from 2019 to 2022. He is also goalkeeper of the VÍF Vestmanna handball team and a former handball player of the Faroe Islands national...
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grade. When they start in the 8th grade they will attend the school in Vestmanna. The present school was founded on 22 August 1976. In 2010 a new building...
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Runavík (Eystanstevna), and one alternating between Skáli, Strendur and Vestmanna (Fjarðastevna). Accepted grind beaches are in Fuglafjørður, Funningsfjørður...
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Eysturoy and Vágar. Gunnar Dahl Olsen who was sysselmann and mayor of Vestmanna was the first president of SEV. By 1963, all Faroe's municipalities had...
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the top 7 Faroese handball teams. The first season began in 1942–43. Vestmanna Hoyvík Kollafjørður Klaksvík Strendur Tórshavn Tórshavn teams: Kyndil...
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one can fall apart. Strøm comes from a red Social Democratic home in Vestmanna, where political interest and a sense of responsibility for the outside...
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106 HC Meshkov Brest 38 107 BK-46 38 108 Limoges Handball 38 109 GC Amicitia Zürich 38 110 Balatonfüredi KSE 37 111 RK Leotar 36 112 Vestmanna ÍF 36...
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ISBN 99918-43-62-0 2005 - Ó- : søgur um djevulskap / Carl Jóhan Jensen. - Vestmanna : Sprotin – 786 pages, ISBN 99918-44-74-0 2005 - Hvirlan / Dagny Joensen...
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Before the opening date there was a ferry across the Vestmannasund between Vestmanna and Oyrargjógv operated by Strandfaraskip Landsins. Both ferry docks are...
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Ireland/Scotland), which is to be found in local place-names such as "Vestmanna-havn" i.e. "Irishmen's harbour" in the Faroe Isles, and "Vestmannaeyjar"...
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settlements Sýsla (District) Streymoy 373.5 24,276 65.0 Tórshavn and Vestmanna Streymoy Eysturoy 286.3 11,490 40.1 Fuglafjørður and Runavík Eysturoy...
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Klaksvík's service commenced in 2014. Tórshavn Klaksvík Tvøroyri Vágur Vestmanna Kollafjørður Runavík Fuglafjørður Krambatangi Gamlarætt total: 6 ships...
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Skansin Tórshavn Bóltfelagið Đriv Stranda Bóltfelag Streymur Hvalvik Æsir Vestmanna FS Vágar VB Vágur VB/Sumba This is the list of clubs that no longer operate...
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Westmann Isles (Icelandic: Vestmannaeyjar), an archipelago of Iceland Vestmanna (Danish: Vestmannahavn) ("Westman Harbor") Westman (disambiguation) Westermann [de]...
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Fiord, Resolute Bay in Canada Tórshavn, Klaksvík, Hoyvík, Argir, Vágur, Vestmanna, Tvøroyri, Miðvágur, Sørvágur, Toftir, Saltangará, Kollafjørður, Strendur...
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