Skipanes
Sign in to saveSkipanes () is a hamlet on the Faeroese island of Eysturoy in Runavík Municipality. Founded in 1841, the population as of August 2022 was 55 people. In amalgamation with undir Gøtueiði in Eysturkommuna, it forms a tiny conurbation; a small creek acts as a border between the two settlements. Notable residents of Skipanes include Terji Skibenæs, the guitarist of the Faeroese Viking Metal group Týr (band).
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Skipanes
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Faroe Islands, Eysturoy, Skipanes and Undir Gøtueiði.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Skipanes on Skálafjørður
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Faroe Islands
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the Faroe Islands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituent country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Island
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Eysturoy
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Runavík Municipality
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- 1841
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- hamlet
- Country
- Faroe Islands
- Located in
- Runavík Municipality
- Population
- 47
- Image
- Faroe Islands, Eysturoy, Skipanes and Undir Gøtueiði.jpg
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- Eysturoy
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Skipanes () is a hamlet on the Faeroese island of Eysturoy in Runavík Municipality. Founded in 1841, the population as of August 2022 was 55 people. In amalgamation with undir Gøtueiði in Eysturkommuna, it forms a tiny conurbation; a small creek acts as a border between the two settlements. Notable residents of Skipanes include Terji Skibenæs, the guitarist of the Faeroese Viking Metal group Týr (band).
Its postal code is FO-665.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Skipanes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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