- Saltangará
Saltangará (population 764) was founded in 1846 and is situated on the eastern side of
Eysturoy Skalafjordur-inlet betweenRituvík andSøldarfjørður .cite book|first=Don|last=Brandt|title=More Stamps and Story of the Faroe Islands|url=http://www.faroestamps.fo/download/stamps_i_england-22.pdf|format=pdf|accessdate=2008-09-04|volume=1|origyear=2006|publisher=Postverk Føroya|location=Tórshavn|isbn=99918-3-191-6|pages=35]The name is derived from three words: "angar" comes from the
Old Norse "angr" which means afjord or bay; "á" means a stream; and "salt" has the same meaning in Faroese, Icelandic and English.The village is located in the Runavíkar municipality along with
Æðuvík , Glyvur,Runavík ,Rituvík ,Skipanes , Søldarfjørdur,Elduvík , Funningsfjørdur,Glyvrar , Oyndarfjørdur,Skáli , Skálafjørdur,Lambi andLambareidi .References
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List of towns in the Faroe Islands External links
* [http://www.faroeislands.dk/pages/RunavikIndex.htm Faroeislands.dk: Saltangará]
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