Nólsoy
Also known as Nolsoy
Nólsoy (, previously also Nölsoy; ; ) is an island and village in central Faroe Islands, 4km east of the capital Tórshavn in Streymoy.
Key facts
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- Nólsoy by Maciej Brencz (1).jpg
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- Location within the Faroe Islands
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- State
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- Constituent country
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- Municipality seat
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- Tórshavn Municipality
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- Metric
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- 10.3
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- 372
- Settlement.population_total
- 218
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- September 2025
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Description
- Etymology
- People from Nólsoy
- Climate
- Wildlife
- Important Bird Area
- Nólsoy on Faroese stamps
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Nólsoy (, previously also Nölsoy; ; ) is an island and village in central Faroe Islands, 4km east of the capital Tórshavn in Streymoy.
==Description== thumb|left|Eggjarklettur hill on Nólsoy, as seen from Tórshavn. Nólsoy is the lowest of the Faroes; the highest point is Eggjarklettur (372 m) on the mountain Høgoyggj. The southern coast contains two capes, each with a lighthouse (Øknastangi on the south-east, Borðan on the south). The lighthouses were built in the late 18th century to aid smugglers working against the unpopular trading monopoly imposed by Denmark. In 2005, the National Bank of Denmark issued a 20 DKK commemorative coin for the lighthouse.
Gallery (2)
On the map
3 mapped locations