Saltangará
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| Saltangará | |
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 Saltangará
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| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Faroe Islands |
| Island | Eysturoy |
| Municipality | Runavíkar kommuna |
| Founded | 1846 |
| Population (1 January 2006) | |
| • Total | 836 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | EST (UTC+1) |
| Postal code | FO 600 |
Saltangará is a village in the Faroe Islands, on the island of Eysturoy.
Saltangará was founded in 1846 and is situated on the eastern side of Eysturoys Skalafjordur-inlet between Rituvík and Søldarfjørður.[1]
The name is derived from three words: angar comes from the Old Norse angr which means a fjord or bay; á means a stream; and salt has the same meaning in Faroese, Icelandic and English.[1]
The village is located in the Runavíkar municipality along with Æðuvík, Glyvur, Runavík, Rituvík, Skipanes, Søldarfjørdur, Elduvík, Funningsfjørdur, Glyvrar, Oyndarfjørdur, Skáli, Skálafjørdur, Lambi and Lambareidi.
