Saltangar

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Saltangar (population 764) was founded in 1846 and is situated on the eastern side of Eysturoy Skalafjordur-inlet between Rituv k and S ldarfj r ur. The name is derived from three words: angar comes from the Old Norse angr which means a fjord or bay; means a stream; and salt has the same meaning in Faroese, Icelandic and English. The village is located in the Runav kar municipality along with uv k, Glyvur, Runav k, Rituv k, Skipanes, S ldarfj rdur, Elduv k, Funningsfj rdur, Glyvrar, Oyndarfj rdur, Sk li, Sk lafj rdur, Lambi and Lambareidi.