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    Sandavágur (Danish: Sandevåg) is a town on the south coast of the Faroese island of Vágar. The name Sandavágur means sandy bay and refers to the sandy...
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    The Sandavágur stone (FR 2 M) is a runestone that was discovered in the town of Sandavágur on the Faroe Islands in 1917. The stone can today be seen in...
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    Sandavágur Church (Faroese: Sandavágs kirkja; Danish: Sandevåg Kirke) is a distinctive red-roofed church in the town of Sandavágur in the Faroe Islands...
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    was born in Sandavágur in 1819 and became the father of the Faroese written language, was the son of the last law speaker. The Sandavágur stone with a...
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    a Faroese football club, which was founded in 2007. It is located in Sandavágur and Sørvágur on Vágar island. The club was founded 18 December 1993 as...
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    which means "the lake by Sørvágur". The inhabitants of Miðvágur and Sandavágur to the east prefer Leitisvatn, which means "the lake by Leiti", referring...
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    SÍF Sandavágur is a Faroese Football club based in Sandavágur on the island of Vágar. SÍF Sandavágur was founded in 1906; although the club is one of oldest...
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    (including the towns of Miðvágur and Vatnsoyrar) and Sandavágur (including the town of Sandavágur). 62°03′04″N 7°11′38″W / 62.05111°N 7.19389°W / 62...
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    school books. Jens Pauli Heinesen (1932–2011), a school teacher from Sandavágur, was the most productive Faroese novelist; he published 17 novels. Steinbjørn...
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    the Faroe Islands is proven by a runestone (see Sandavágur stone) found in the village of Sandavágur on Vágoy Island. It says: Þorkil Onundsson, austmaþr...
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  • 1968 B36 Tórshavn II 1969 SÍF Sandavágur 1970 SÍF Sandavágur 1971 B36 Tórshavn II 1972 KÍ Klaksvík II 1973 SÍF Sandavágur 1974 KÍ Klaksvík II 1975 KÍ Klaksvík...
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    embers and charcoal, this room was determined to be for making fires. The Sandavágur stone is a runestone discovered in 1917 in Sandvágur. The inscription...
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  • Miðvágur Talvfelagið Rókur (Rókur), Norðskáli Sandavágs Talvfelag (ST), Sandavágur Sumbiar Talvfelag (SBT), Sumba Talvfelagið Streymur (TFS), Hvalvík Tofta...
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    which like Faroese, derives from Old Norse. Hammershaimb was born in Sandavágur on the island of Vágar in the Faroe Islands. He was a Lutheran parish...
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  • Tvøroyri, Miðvágur, Sørvágur, Toftir, Saltangará, Kollafjørður, Strendur, Sandavágur, Hvalba, Eiði, Sandur, and more locations in the Faroe Islands November...
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    Vágar. It has been a municipality until 1 January 2009 when it fused with Sandavágur into Vága kommuna. Located on the south coast of the island of Vágar,...
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    (in both bays), Kollafjørður, Leynar, Miðvágur, Norðragøta, Norðskáli, Sandavágur, Sandur, Syðrugøta, Tjørnuvík, Tórshavn (in Sandagerð), Trongisvágur,...
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    1835 by a man named Hendrik Thomasen and belonged to the municipality of Sandavágur in the south. During its best years (1945 to 1950) around 130 people lived...
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  • Neistin (2) 1954 : VÍF (5) 1955 : Hondbóltsfelagið Neistin (3) 1956 : SÍF Sandavágur 1957 : VÍF (6) 1958 : Kyndil Tórshavn 1959 : Kyndil Tórshavn (2) 1960 :...
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  • operate in adult football, but participate at youth levels. SÍ Sørvágur SÍF Sandavágur All clubs in the Faroe Islands have second and third teams, that are competing...
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  • Miðvágs Bóltfelag (MB) 1978 Miðvágs Bóltfelag (MB) 1979 SÍF Sandavágur 1980 SÍF Sandavágur 1981 Mjølnir Klaksvík 1982 Mjølnir Klaksvík 1983 Mjølnir Klaksvík...
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  • The club was established in 1905. In 1993, the club merged with SÍF Sandavágur to form FS Vágar. After the merger collapsed in 2004, MB was moved to...
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    through-traffic between Sørvágur, the airport and Streymoy, bypassing Mið- and Sandavágur. Construction planned 2027 or later. Gjáartunnilin unknown 0 0 Gjógv with...
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  • surviving stones. Princes Street Gardens Runestone, Edinburgh, Scotland Sandavágur stone (13th century) Kirkjubøur stone (11th century) Fámjin stone (16th...
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    support vessel with a homeport in Miðvágur. The owner was P/F Luna in Sandavágur. "Freighter grounded by storm, looks like total loss, Faroes". FleetMon...
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  • stress state Supreme Indoor Football, a defunct American sport league SÍF Sandavágur, a Faroese football club Sandvikens IF, a Swedish football club Silkeborg...
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  • Faroe Islands' best chess players. He played most of his career at SÍF Sandavágur and after they merged with MB Miðvágur he played with the club which was...
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    (Fárstøðin) – Kollafjørður (Effo) – Kollfjarðardalur (near Leynar) – Sandavágur – Miðvágur – Vágar Airport – Sørvágur line 350: Tórshavn (Glasir) – (limited...
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    late as the 16th century. It is the youngest of the Faroese runestones. Sandavágur stone Kirkjubøur stone Suðurøy Archived 2008-05-18 at the Wayback Machine...
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    (Føroya Fornminnissavn) in Tórshavn together with other Faroese runestones. Sandavágur stone Fámjin stone "www.faroestamps.fo". 2007-09-30. Archived from the...
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