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Skipanes
Village
Skipanes on Skálafjørður
Skipanes on Skálafjørður
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Faroe Islands
IslandEysturoy
MunicipalityRunavík Municipality
Founded1841
Population
 (1 January 2006)
 • Total60
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (EST)
Postal code
FO 665
ClimateCfc

Skipanes (Template:Lang-da) is a village on the Faeroese island Eysturoy in Runavík Municipality.

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.

See also