Saltangará
Saltangará (Saltangerå) is a village in the Faroe Islands, on the island of Eysturoy. Founded in 1846 and is situated on the eastern side of Eysturoys Skalafjordur-inlet between Rituvík and Søldarfjørður. The name is derived from three words: angar comes from the Old Norse angr which means a fjord or bay; á means a stream; and salt has the same meaning in Faroese, Icelandic and English.
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Saltangará (Saltangerå) is a village in the Faroe Islands, on the island of Eysturoy. Founded in 1846 and is situated on the eastern side of Eysturoys Skalafjordur-inlet between Rituvík and Søldarfjørður. The name is derived from three words: angar comes from the Old Norse angr which means a fjord or bay; á means a stream; and salt has the same meaning in Faroese, Icelandic and English.
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The village is located in Runavík Municipality along with Æðuvík, Glyvur, Runavík, Rituvík, Skipanes, Søldarfjørdur, Elduvík, Funningsfjørdur, Glyvrar, Oyndarfjørdur, Skáli, Skálafjørdur, Lambi and Lambareiði.
• Name — Saltangará • Settlement Type — Village • Image Skyline — Toftir, Faroe Islands.jpg • Pushpin Map — Faroe Islands • Pushpin Label Position — right • Pushpin Mapsize — 250 • Pushpin Map Caption — Location in the Faroe Islands • Subdivision Type — State • Subdivision Name — Kingdom of Denmark • Subdivision Type1 — Constituent country • Subdivision Name1 — Faroe Islands • Subdivision Type2 — Island • Subdivision Name2 — Eysturoy • Subdivision Type3 — Municipality • Subdivision Name3 — Runavík Municipality • Established Title — Founded • Established Date — 1846 • Unit Pref — Imperial • Population As Of — September 2025 • Population Total — 1223 • Timezone — GMT • Timezone Dst — EST • Utc Offset Dst — +1 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — FO 600 • Blank Name — Climate • Blank Info — Cfc Saltangará (Saltangerå) is a village in the Faroe Islands, on the island of Eysturoy. Saltangará was founded in 1846 and is situated on the eastern side of Eysturoys Skalafjordur-inlet between Rituvík and Søldarfjørður. The name is derived from three words: angar comes from the Old Norse angr which means a fjord or bay; á means a stream; and salt has the same meaning in Faroese, Icelandic and English. The village is located in Runavík Municipality along with Æðuvík, Glyvur, Runavík, Rituvík, Skipanes, Søldarfjørdur, Elduvík, Funningsfjørdur, Glyvrar, Oyndarfjørdur, Skáli, Skálafjørdur, Lambi and Lambareiði.
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