Selatrað (Danish: Selletræ) is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in Sjóvar Municipality. The name Selatrað refers to a breeding place for seals.[1]

Selatrað
Village
Harbour of Selatrað, Eysturoy
Selatrað Location in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62°9′31″N 6°52′41″W
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Faroe Islands
Island	Eysturoy
Municipality	Sjóvar Municipality
Population  (2010)
• Total	38
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (EST)
Postal code	FO 497
Climate	Cfc

The 2010 population was 38.[2] Its postal code is FO 497. The village's church, the first in the archipelago made from concrete, was built in 1927. The third biggest plantation in the Faroe Islands is in Selatrað. It was severely damaged in a hurricane in 1988, destroying 2/3 of it. However the biggest trees (20m in height) survived.

Selatrað was once the parliamentary meeting place for the whole of Eysturoy.[1]

References

External links

• Danish site with photographs of Selatrað

See also

• List of towns in the Faroe Islands

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