Skælingur
Village in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Skælingur is a village on the west of the main Faroese island of Streymoy in the Kvívík Municipality.
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Skælingur | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 62°5′45″N 7°0′24″W | |
State | Kingdom of Denmark |
Constituent country | Faroe Islands |
Island | Streymoy |
Municipality | Kvívík Municipality |
Population (1 June 2010) | |
• Total | 13 |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
Postal code | FO 336 |
Climate | Cfc |
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The 2010 population was 13. Its postal code is FO 336. It is by the mountain Skælingsfjall, one of the tallest mountains in the archipelago with a height of 767 metres.[1]
The nearby Skælingsfjall mountain used to be called Skælingur. The "skæli" prefix comes from the Faroese noun skáli (house). The mountain is said to resemble the shape of a house.[2]