[2] Velbastaður is on Streymoy’s west coast in the south of the island, north of the ferry port of Gamlarætt and about five kilometres from Kirkjubøur.

[3] Archaeological finds have unearthed artifacts possible dating as far back as the Viking age, but most locations used in those times have washed into the sea now.

[4] The location of Kirkjubø, only 5 km to the south east on the same coast, supports the notion that there was a heathen shrine at Velbastað.

The population of the village has increased in recent years from 134 in 1990, to 220 in 2015,[5] mainly due to its close proximity to the capital Tórshavn, while still preserving the feeling of living in the countryside.

A new residential and industrial area is being built on the rocks being excavated from the Sandoy tunnel.