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 | |
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Village | |
.JPG) Harbour of Selatrað, Eysturoy | |
  Selatrað Location in the Faroe Islands | |
| Coordinates: 62°9′31″N 6°52′41″W / 62.15861°N 6.87806°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
edit- ^ a b Brandt, Don (2006). More Stamps and Story of the Faroe Islands (PDF). Vol. 1. Tórshavn: Postverk Føroya. p. 37. ISBN 99918-3-191-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
- ^ "Sjóvar Kommuna". Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
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