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Borðoy
Borðoy ( da, Bordø) is an island in the north-east of the Faroe Islands. Its name means 'headland island'. There are eight settlements: Klaksvík (the second largest town in the Faroes), Norðoyri, Ánir, Árnafjørður, Strond, Norðtoftir, Depil and Norðdepil. History There are also three abandoned settlements: Skálatoftir, Múli and Fossá, all in the north. Múli was one of the remotest settlements in the Faroes – there was no road link until 1989, before which goods had to be brought in via helicopter or boat. The last people left in 1994. A Klaksvík museum bought the Fossá area in 1969 with the plan of turning it into a typical Faroese Medieval village, though the plan never came to fruition. Important Bird Area The northern and south-eastern headlands of the island have been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because of their significance as a breeding site for seabirds, especially European storm petrel The European storm pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norðdepil
Norðdepil (pronounced ; da, Norddeble) is a town on the east coast of the island of Borðoy in the Norðoyar Region of the Faroe Islands. History Norðdepil was founded in 1866. Its school opened in 1895. On 18 August 1941, around noon, a German Junkers Ju 88 bomber crashed in heavy fog into the mountainside above the village. Norðdepil has been connected with the town of Hvannasund on Viðoy to the east by a causeway with a road on top since 1963. Because the two communities are located directly across from each other on opposite shores, they often act as one community. Since 1967, two single-lane tunnels have connected Norðdepil with the regional city of Klaksvík. Immediately bordering Norðdepil to its north is the abandoned settlement of Fossá, of which nothing remains. Fossá was named after some waterfalls. Further north on the east coast of Borðoy there is a road going from Norðdepil to the abandoned hamlet of Múli. Whaling station In 1897 the whaling stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norðoyri
Norðoyri ( da, Nordøre) is a village in the Faroe Islands on the northern island of Borðoy. It belongs to the municipality of Klaksvík. Geography Norðoyri has an elongated settlement character and is sited along the eastern shore of the fjord Borðoyarvík that opens up in a SE direction. The lengthy 'infield' lines the shore. The 'outfield' covers the SE half of the peninsula between Borðoyarvík and Árnafjørður. It descends rather steeply from the central mountain-ridge, 400 to 563 m high, and specially in the SE part there are steep slopes and this outfield is generally regarded as difficult to tend and dangerous, as many sheep are lost there in severe winters. History Norðoyri is first mentioned in writing in 1584, but excavations at Islendingatoftir, a few miles south of Norðoyri have demonstrated that this place was already inhabited during the Viking Age. The Matras Diaries In 1813 Samuel Michael Matras, sheriff for the northern islands and Royal tenant of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Múli
Múli (pronounced ; da, Mule) is a hamlet on the Island of Borðoy in the Norðoyar Region of the Faroes. Múli lies on the outermost northern edge of Borðoy's east coast. The origins of the settlement can be traced back to the 14th century. Múli became the last community in the archipelago to receive electricity in 1970. It was later connected with Norðdepil by Road 743 in an attempt to stop depopulation. Nevertheless, Múli has been considered abandoned since 2002, though there are still four registered residents. During the summer months, some of its former residents use their old houses as vacation homes. Nature The mountains around Múli are spectacular and do not offer any easy climbing. They are also the last stronghold of a contiguous population of Arctic Willow in the Faroe Islands. History The oldest record of Múli is to be found in the so-called ‘Hundabrævið’, the '' Dog letter'', a letter concerning the keeping of sheep dogs in the Faroe Islands in the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Depil
Depil ( da, Deble) is a village in the Faroe Islands. Depil is located on the east side of Borðoy between Norðdepil and Norðtoftir. The village has only two inhabitants. The Farmstead in Depil In the early 19th century the village of Depil was practically derelict. The farmers had left the place, the ownership of the land was in the hands of outsiders, and half the cultivated soil had turned into wilderness again. At the census in 1801, there were only three old people left, and the village was probably abandoned for some years up to 1815. But in the fall of 1815, a man called Óli Árantsson, born 1766, and his wife Anna Óladóttir moved from Norðtoftir to Depil, and life returned to the ancient village. The story tells, that it was Guttorm Guttormsson who in 1815 built the oldest part of the farmstead in Depil. The lowest part of the house is younger, and the upper part was built by Tummas í Depli in 1823, who used driftwood as building material. See also * List of to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norðtoftir
Norðtoftir ( da, Nordtofte) is a small settlement on the Faroese island of Borðoy in the Hvannasund municipality. The 2020 population was 2. Its postal code is FO 736. Norðtoftir is situated on the east coast of Borðoy at the end of the second tunnel on the road from Klaksvik. Larger settlements in the surroundings are Norðdepil and Hvannasund which can be reached continuing along the road. The Danish writer Herman Bang liked to spend time in Norðtoftir. He wrote many of his works here. See also * List of towns in the Faroe Islands This is a list of villages (and towns) of the Faroe Islands. :fo:Býir í Føroyum :de:Liste der Städte und Orte auf den Färöern References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Towns In The Faroe Islands Towns Faroe Islands The Faroe Isla ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Nordtoftir Populated places in the Faroe Islands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strond
Strond is a former village in the north of the town of Klaksvík on the sound of Haraldssund in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on Borðoy on the causeway connecting Borðoy and Kunoy. Since 1930 no people have lived there. There is a power plant there, first made as a hydro-electric power plant, but later it was expanded with a diesel power plant. Sund was first mentioned in old documents in 1584. Strond is currently the home to the world's largest smolt farm on land, which is owned and operated by the salmon producer, Bakkafrost. The project is estimated to cost between 600-700m danish kroner. The smolt farm was finished by the end of 2020, but they started production in 2018, with only half of the farm finished. It is today operating at full capacity with ten different farm halls, and is on a yearly basis raising around 14 million smolt. The smolt farm manages to reuse and recirculate 99% of its water. This is done by using biofilter Biofiltration is a pollution contro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Árnafjørður
Árnafjørður ( da, Arnefjord) is a town of the municipality of Klaksvík, on the island of Borðoy, in the Faroe Islands. Árnafjørður is located at the bottom of a deep inlet, named (H)Árnfjarðarvík, "corner fjord's bay", on the east side of Borðoy. In 1875, an abandoned Norwegian vessel loaded with large amounts of timber drifted ashore at Árnafjørður. The timber was sold at an auction and, because of the sudden surplus, the price for timber decreased significantly. Timber has always been expensive in the Faroes as, other than driftwood, it usually has to be imported. See also * List of towns in the Faroe Islands This is a list of villages (and towns) of the Faroe Islands. :fo:Býir í Føroyum :de:Liste der Städte und Orte auf den Färöern References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Towns In The Faroe Islands Towns Faroe Islands The Faroe Isl ... References External links Faroeislands.dk: ÁrnafjørdurImages and description of all cities on the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway between Norway ( away) and Iceland ( away). The islands form part of the Kingdom of Denmark, along with mainland Denmark and Greenland. The islands have a total area of about with a population of 54,000 as of June 2022. The terrain is rugged, and the subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc) is windy, wet, cloudy, and cool. Temperatures for such a northerly climate are moderated by the Gulf Stream, averaging above freezing throughout the year, and hovering around in summer and 5 °C (41 °F) in winter. The northerly latitude also results in perpetual civil twilight during summer nights and very short winter days. Between 1035 and 1814, the Faroe Islands were part of the Kingdom of Norway, which was in a personal union with Denmark from 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fossá, Faroe Islands
Fossá is an abandoned village in the Faroe Islands. It lies on the island of Borðoy, slightly north of Norðdepil. It is at a place where several waterfalls join the sea, hence its name (cf. Faroese ''fossur'' 'waterfall').Krenn, Ernst. 1936. Die Namenwelt im Gebiete des kleinsten germanischen Volkes, der Föroyinger. ''Zeitschrift für Namenforschung'' 12: 34–49, 107–27, 229–47, p. 232. Fossá was established in the 1860s as a settlement village, but nobody has lived there in recent years. References External links Picture of Fossáat Flickr Flickr ( ; ) is an American image hosting and video hosting service, as well as an online community, founded in Canada and headquartered in the United States. It was created by Ludicorp in 2004 and was a popular way for amateur and profession ... Former populated places in the Faroe Islands {{faroes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klaksvík
Klaksvík is the second largest town of the Faroe Islands behind Tórshavn. The town is located on Borðoy, which is one of the northernmost islands (the Norðoyar). It is the administrative centre of Klaksvík municipality. History The first settlement at Klaksvík dates back to Viking times, but it was not until the 20th century that the district merged to form a large, modern Faroese town that became a cultural and commercial centre for the Northern Isles and the Faroe Islands as a whole. Klaksvík is located between two inlets lying back to back. It has an important harbour with fishing industry and a modern fishing fleet. Originally, four farms were located where Klaksvík is now. In time, they grew into four villages: Vágur, Myrkjanoyri, Gerðar and Uppsalir; which finally merged to form the town of Klaksvík in 1938. What triggered the development of the town was the establishment of a centralized store for all the northern islands on the location. The brewery Föroya Bj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Islands Of The Faroe Islands ...
This is a list of islands of the Faroe Islands. There are 18 islands, of which Lítla Dímun is the only one uninhabited. Besides these 18 islands there are also several islets and skerries in the Faroes. See also *Geography of the Faroe Islands * Subdivisions of the Faroe Islands References {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Islands Of The Faroe Islands Faroe Islands Islands An island (or isle) is an isolated piece of habitat that is surrounded by a dramatically different habitat, such as water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per á Hædd
Per á Hædd is a Faroese photographer based in Tórshavn whose photographs were featured on stamps issued in 1999: Image:Faroe_stamp_348_kalsoy.jpg, Kalsoy Image:Faroe_stamp_349_vidoy.jpg, Viðoy Image:Faroe_stamp_350_svinoy.jpg, Svinoy Image:Faroe_stamp_352_kunoy.jpg, Kunoy Image:Faroe_stamp_353_bordoy.jpg, Borðoy and later on stamps issued in the year 2000: Image:Faroe_stamp_373_skuvoy.jpg, Skúvoy Image:Faroe_stamp_374_hestur.jpg, Hestur Image:Faroe_stamp_375_koltur.jpg, Koltur Image:Faroe_stamp_375_nolsoy.jpg, Nólsoy Nólsoy (previously also ''Nölsoy''; da, Nolsø; non, Norsey) is an island and village in central Faroe Islands, 4 km east of the capital Tórshavn in Streymoy. Description Nólsoy is the lowest of the Faroes; the highest point is Eggjark ... External links Per á Hædd "Colour Art Photo" website Faroese artists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Faroes-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
