Koltur

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Koltur
Basic Facts
Municipality seat	Tórshavnar kommuna
Area	2,8 km² (rank 17)
Population -  Density	2 (rank 17) (2007) 0,8 persons/km²
Location	61°59′N, 6°58′W

Koltur is an island in the Faroe Islands, located to the west of Streymoy and to the north of Hestur. The island has just one settlement: Koltur. It was abandoned in the 1980s by the sheep-farmers whose flocks grazed on the southern part of the island. Since then only two people have returned (in 1994), and they are working on restoring the village. Koltur has one mountain: Kolturshamar (478 m).

[edit] External links

• koltur.com this page on the Koltur website has a 1300 word description, history and restoration vision for the island
• 15 photographs taken on the island
• Personal website with 6 aerial photos of Koltur

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