State Kingdom of Denmark Island Eysturoy Time zone GMT Population 60 (1 Jan 2006) | Constituent country Faroe Islands Founded 1841 Postal code FO 665 Municipality Runavík Municipality | |
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Skipanes (Danish: Skibenæs) is a village on the Faeroese island Eysturoy in Runavík Municipality.
Map of Skipanes, Faroe Islands
The 2005 population was 59. Its postal code is FO-665. Skipanes was founded in 1841. Together with undir Gøtueiði in Eysturkommuna it forms a tiny conurbation. A small creek acts as a border between the two settlements.
It is home to Terji Skibenæs, the guitarist of the Faeroese Viking Metal group Týr.
References
Skipanes Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA