Skælingur is a village on the west of the main Faroese island of Streymoy in the Kvívík Municipality.

Skælingur
Village
View to Skælingur and Koltur
Skælingur Location in the Faroe Islands
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

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]

Photo gallery

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  A stone-arch bridge in Skælingur.
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  The same bridge on a Faroese stamp with art work by William Heinesen, showing the stone bridge over Breiðá just north of Skælingur.

See also

• List of towns in the Faroe Islands

References

External links

• Personal Danish site with photographs of Skælingur
• Hagstova.fo

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