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Hestur
Sign in to saveHestur () is an island in the central Faroe Islands, to the west of Streymoy and the south of Koltur. Hestur means horse in Faroese.
Key facts
- Settlement.image_map
- Position of Hestur on Faroe map.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location within the Faroe Islands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituent country
- Settlement.seat_type
- Municipality seat
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 6.1
- Settlement.area_rank
- 15
- Settlement.elevation_max_m
- 421
- Settlement.population_total
- 16
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 29 April 2025
- Settlement.population_rank
- 13
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone1
- GMT
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- +0
- Settlement.timezone1_DST
- EST
- Settlement.utc_offset1_DST
- +1
- Settlement.postal_code
- FO 280
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 25
- Area
- 6.1
- Image
- Hestur, Faroe Islands.JPG
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Hestur () is an island in the central Faroe Islands, to the west of Streymoy and the south of Koltur. Hestur means horse in Faroese.
On the west coast is a guillemot colony. In the north there is moorland with four small lakes, of which Fagradalsvatn is the largest. At Hælur, Hestur's southernmost tip, there is a lighthouse. The island has one settlement, a village also named Hestur on the east coast. The village enjoys the view over to Gamlarætt and Velbastaður on Streymoy. There is a ferry link to the port at Gamlarætt.
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