Nólsoy is an island and village with a population of 230 people in central Faroe Islands, 4km east of the capital Tórshavn in Streymoy.
Nólsoy
Eggjarklettur hill on Nólsoy, as seen from Tórshavn.
Winter day Artist: Steffan Danielsen Issued: 3 June 1985 Engraving: Czeslaw Slania
Lighthouse of Borðan, Nólsoy 1893 Issued: 23 Sept 1985
Tórshavn, usually locally referred to as simply Havn, is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the 347-meter-high (1,138 ft) mountain Húsareyn, and to the southwest, the 350-meter-high (1,150 ft) Kirkjubøreyn. They are separated by the Sandá River. The city itself has a population of 14,099 (2024), and the greater urban area has a population of 23,194, including the suburbs of Hoyvík and Argir.
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