Koltur
Island in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark
Summary
Koltur is an island in the Faroe Islands, located to the west of Streymoy and to the north-west of Hestur. The name 'Koltur' means 'colt', in contrast with the name of the larger island to the south-east, 'Hestur', which means 'horse'. 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. Koltur has two mountains, Kolturshamar and Fjallið (101m) which strictly speaking is not a mountain, the name however translates directly as "The Mountain" and is considered by many as the smallest mountain in the country.
Originally created by WisDom-UK
12/24/2004, 7:20:47 PM
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9/19/2025, 1:54:55 AM
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