Sjóvar Church

Sjóvar Municipality (Faroese: Sjóvar kommuna) is a municipality of the Faroe Islands. The name of the municipality has its origins from the farm Sjógv á Strondum which gave name to Sjóvar parish. The name comes from the Faroese word for seawater (sjógvur). [2] Sjóvar covers a part of the island of Eysturoy. It consists of the villages of Strendur, Innan Glyvur, Selatrað, Morskranes and Kolbanargjógv.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Population, municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands
  2. ^ "Sjóvar kommuna". Visit Eysturoy. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

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62°06′24″N 6°45′43″W / 62.10667°N 6.76194°W / 62.10667; -6.76194