Saltangará
Saltangará | |
|---|---|
Village | |
EST) | |
| Postal code | FO 600 |
| Climate | Cfc |
Saltangará (Danish: 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.[2]
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.[2]
The village is located in
Lambareidi
.
Notable people
- Jústinus Hansen, footballer
- Jens Martin Knudsen, footballer
- Petur Knudsen, footballer
- Árni Frederiksberg, footballer
See also
- List of towns in the Faroe Islands
References
- ^ Population, municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands
- ^ ISBN 99918-3-191-6. Archived from the original(pdf) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2008-09-04.