Velbastaður

Velbastaður is a village on the island of Streymoy in the Faroe Islands.

*Population: 164
*Postal code (Zip): FO 176
*Location: coord|61|59|5|N|6|51|2|W|
*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.

There has been a village here for many centuries, but it was deserted for some time after the Black Death in 1349.

A treatment centre for alcoholics called "Heilbrigdið" was founded in 1986.

ee also

* List of towns in the Faroe Islands
* Streymoy

References

*cite web|title=Velbastaður|work=Faroeislands.dk All villages on the Faroe Islands|url=http://faroeislands.dk/pages/VelbastadurIndex.htm|author=Jón Fossá|accessdate=2006-07-15
*cite book
last = Swaney
first Deanna
title = Iceland, Greenland & the Faroe Islands
publisher = Lonely Planet Publications
edition = 3rd edition
origyear = 1991
origmonth = February
year = 1997
month = June
date = 1999
id = ISBN 0864424531