Velbastaður
in Tórshavn of Streymoyar Sýsla, Faroe Islands

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
61.981 and -6.853 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 61° 58' 51" and W -6° 51' 9"
Currency and Currency Code:
Krone - DKK
Spoken languages:
Faroese, Danish
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 04:23 PM (Friday)
Timezone: Atlantic/Faroe
UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
5:47 am and 9:05 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-46.583 and 169.417 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tautuku
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Delve into Velbastaður

Velbastaður in Tórshavn (Streymoyar Sýsla) with it's 148 habitants is located in Faroe Islands a little south-west of Torshavn, the country's capital town.

Current time in Velbastaður is now 04:23 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Atlantic / Faroe with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 1 airports close to Velbastaður. The closest airport in Faroe Islands is Vagar Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Torshavn, Sandur, Eystur, Fuglafjordur and Midvagur. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 4°C / 38 °F

Morning Temperature 2°C / 36 °F
Evening Temperature 3°C / 37 °F
Night Temperature 2°C / 36 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 54%
Air Pressure 1021 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from South-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 92% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Saturday, 20th of April 2024

6°C (43 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 21st of April 2024

8°C (47 °F)
8°C (47 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.

Monday, 22nd of April 2024

7°C (44 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Hotel Føroyar

Address
2,8 mi
Oyggjarvegur 45
110 Torshavn
Faroe Islands

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hafnia

Address
3,3 mi
Áarvegur 4-10
110 Tórshavn
Faroe Islands

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Hotel Havn

Address
3,2 mi
Dr.Jakobsensgøta 16
FO-100 Torshavn
Faroe Islands

Time Information

Checkout: 10:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


HOTEL TORSHAVN

Address
3,3 mi
TORSGOTA 4
100 Tórshavn
Faroe Islands

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

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Tórshavn

Published: February 04, 2015
Length: 40:25 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Mortan Mortensen

Tórshavn is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands, a country situated between Scotland and Iceland. Tórshavn is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To...


Tórshavn City Center

Published: October 13, 2014
Length: 55:23 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: ZETA architects

ZETA has won 1. prize in the open competition for a new masterplan for the Faroese capitol of Tórshavn. The project deals with ten different locations in the city center and proposes new...


Sólarmyrking, Tórshavn, 2015-03-20

Published: April 06, 2015
Length: 20:32 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Thierry Pauwels

Impression of the total solar eclipse on March 20, 2015, as seen by the Belgian group of Urania, located just North of Tórshavn. We were lucky with the weather. The previous three days gave...


The Holy City

Published: January 03, 2015
Length: 00:17 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Heini Nygaard

GHM spælir í Vesturkirkjuni jólamorgun 2014.


Faroe Islands multi colored houses of Torshavn

Published: September 10, 2009
Length: 02:51 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: kovboyfilm

Produced by KOVBOYFILM http://www.kovboyfilm.com +44 (020) 3286 9937.


Koks - Torshavn, Faroe Islands

Published: February 24, 2015
Length: 38:43 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Davidsbeenhere

http://davidsbeenhere.com Looking to visit one of Europe's most beautiful and unique destinations? Join David's Been Here as they tour around the incredible Faroe Islands. In this travel...


Timelapse - Tórshavn - Aurora Borealis

Published: March 18, 2013
Length: 15:52 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Bergur I. Johasnen


Alarm 112 Tórshavn

Published: August 18, 2013
Length: 51:23 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Rexkex

Torshavn.


Sheep Tórshavn Faroe Islands

Published: June 26, 2014
Length: 56:46 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Eric Orbesen


Faroe Islands. Torshavn, Streymoy, Eysturoy. My Travels Neil Walker

Published: November 11, 2014
Length: 30:31 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Neil Walker

Faroe Islands. Torshavn, Streymoy, Eysturoy. My Travels Neil Walker. Celebrity Infinity.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Velbastaður

Velbastaður is a village on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands. Population: 164 Postal code (Zip): FO 176 Location: {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:61|59|5|N|6|51|2|W| |primary |name= }} Municipality: Torshavnar Velbastaður is on Streymoy’s west coast in the south of the island, about five kilometres from Kirkjubøur. It has a beautiful view across the strait Hestsfjørður towards the islands of Hestur and Koltur.

Located at 61.9847, -6.85056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in the Faroe Islands

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Velbestad, Velbastaður