Selatrað Explained

Selatrað
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Faroe Islands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Faroe Islands
Subdivision Type:State
Subdivision Type1:Constituent country
Subdivision Name1: Faroe Islands
Subdivision Type2:Island
Subdivision Name2:Eysturoy
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Sjóvar Municipality
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:38
Timezone Dst:EST
Utc Offset Dst:+1
Coordinates:62.1586°N -6.8781°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:FO 497
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Cfc

Selatrað (Danish: Selletræ) is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in Sjóvar Municipality. The name Selatrað refers to a breeding place for seals.[1]

The 2010 population was 38.[2] Its postal code is FO 497. The village's church, the first in the archipelago made from concrete, was built in 1927. The third biggest plantation in the Faroe Islands is in Selatrað. It was severely damaged in a hurricane in 1988, destroying 2/3 of it. However the biggest trees (20m in height) survived.

Selatrað was once the parliamentary meeting place for the whole of Eysturoy.

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  1. Book: Brandt, Don. More Stamps and Story of the Faroe Islands. 2008-09-04. 1. 2006. Postverk Føroya. Tórshavn. 99918-3-191-6. 37. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927130140/http://www.faroestamps.fo/download/stamps_i_england-22.pdf. 2011-09-27.
  2. Web site: Sjóvar Kommuna. 3 April 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110513214643/http://www.sjovarkommuna.fo/sjonew/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15&Itemid=37. 13 May 2011.