Sandavágur Church (; ) is a distinctive red-roofed

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in the town of

Sandavágur Sandavágur () is a town on the south coast of the Faroese island of Vágar. The name ''Sandavágur'' means ''sandy bay'' and refers to the sandy beach which used to be much larger than present. From one point in Sandavágur you can get a view of ...

in the

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History

The church of Sandavá was consecrated on 29 April 1917. It was the fifth in a series of churches built in the last 300 years. A memorial was erected outside the church to one of the many ships that were sunk during the

Second World War World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

References

External links

Sandavagur at Faroeislands.dk
Churches in the Faroe Islands {{faroes-geo-stub