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Fuglafjørður
Fuglafjørður is a village on Eysturoy's east coast in the Faroe Islands. Its name means "fjord of birds". The village is at the edge of a bay and expands into the surrounding steep hills. The town centre is located close to the harbour and contains most of the shops and services. The harbour in Fuglafjørður is busy, as the town's economy is based on the processing of fish and fish meal. There is fishing-industry, a slip, production of trawl and also oil-depots. In the 1970s there was a terrible stink from the fishing-industry but that has since been solved. In the past years Fuglafjørður has also become famous for its newly established cultural centre in the town centre that has become one of the main cultural attractions in Eysturoy. History and development Where the Gjógvará stream meets the sea in the village, archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Viking longhouse, seventeen metres in length, with walls thick. It was found by removing four or five m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abraham Løkin
Abraham Løkin (born Abraham Hansen 16 June 1959, Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands) is a former Faroe Islands Association football player and former manager of Faroese football club ÍF Fuglafjørður. He is the father of Elin Løkin, Bogi Løkin, Karl Løkin and Steffan Løkin. In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's jubilee, he was selected by the Faroe Islands Football Association as the country's Golden Player - the greatest player of the last 50 years. Club career Løkin is Fuglafjørður's most famous player, serving his local team for many years. He also had spells in Sweden, Denmark and France as well as at Faroe club teams NSÍ Runavík and B68. He is currently signed as the manager for ÍF Fuglafjørður for the 2009/2010 season, with the possibility for prolonging. International career Løkin made his debut in an August 1988 friendly match against Iceland, the country's first FIFA-recognized match. He was a regular for the Faroe Islands in their first competitive y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bartal Eliasen
Bartal Eliasen (born 23 August 1976) is a Faroese international footballer who plays professionally as a defender for ÍF Fuglafjørður. Eliasen started his career in ÍF Fuglafjørður and has also played for GÍ Gøta. He has been capped for the Faroe Islands at senior level. International career Eliasen has played a total of 6 matches for the Faroe Islands from 1997 to 2009. Individual Honours Effodeildin The Faroe Islands Premier League (also known as ''Betri deildin menn'' for sponsorship reasons) is the top level of football in the Faroe Islands. It was founded in 1942 as Meistaradeildin, and it is played in current format since 2005, when Premi ... Team of the Season: 2012 References External links * *Profile afaroesoccer.com 1976 births Living people People from Fuglafjørður Faroese footballers Faroe Islands international footballers ÍF Fuglafjørður players GÍ Gøta players Association football defenders Faroe Islands youth international footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Høgni Zachariasen
Høgni Zachariasen (born 26 August 1982) is a Faroese international footballer who plays club football for ÍF Fuglafjørður, as a midfielder. He made his international debut for the Faroe Islands national football team The Faroe Islands national football team ( fo, Føroyska fótbóltsmanslandsliðið) represents the Faroe Islands in association football and is governed by the Faroe Islands Football Association (FSF). The FSF became a member of FIFA in 198 ... in 2010. References External links * 1982 births Living people People from Fuglafjørður Faroese footballers Faroe Islands international footballers Association football midfielders {{Faroes-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eysturoy
Eysturoy (pronounced estroimeaning 'East Island') is a region and the second-largest of the Faroe Islands, both in size and population. Description Eysturoy is separated by a narrow sound from the main island of Streymoy. Eysturoy is extremely rugged, with some 66 separate mountain peaks, including Slættaratindur, the highest peak in the archipelago at . The country's two longest fjords, Skálafjørður in the south and Funningsfjørður in the north, almost split the island in two halves. The isthmus in between, Millum Fjarða, is one of the flattest areas in the country. Important settlements on Eysturoy are Fuglafjørður in the north and the densely populated area of the municipalities of Runavík and Nes in the south. Eysturoy is connected with Streymoy by the Streymin Bridge over the Sundini. Leirvík on the east coast of the island is the gateway for transport connections to the north-eastern islands, particularly Klaksvík on the island of Borðoy, which is the Faroes' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eilif Samuelsen
Torben Eilif Lindenskov Samuelsen (born May 22, 1934) is a former Faroese teacher and politician for the Faroese Union Party. Samuelsen was born in Fuglafjørður. He graduated as a teacher from the Haslev Normal School in 1958 and began his career by teaching in Fuglafjørður, Hvalvík, and Tórshavn. He served as mayor of the Municipality of Hvalvík from 1963 to 1965. Samuelsen was the chair of the Faroese Teachers' Association from 1969 to 1980, the chair of the Tórshavn Music School from 1988 to 1998, and the head of the Education Council ( fo, Landsskúlaráðið) and head of the National Cultural Foundation ( fo, Mentanargrunnur Føroya) from 1986 to 1994 and from 1998 to 2000. He served in the Faroese Parliament as a representative from the South Streymoy ( fo, Suðurstreymoy) district from 1978 to 1990. He served as minister of education, social affairs, and energy under Pauli Ellefsen from 1981 to 1985, and as minister of the environment, energy, schools, and local ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kambsdalur
Kambsdalur is a suburb of Fuglafjørður on the Faroe Islands. It was settled on 5 October 1985 in the valley " Ytri Dalur" which is both a part of Eystur municipality and Fuglafjørður Fuglafjørður is a village on Eysturoy's east coast in the Faroe Islands. Its name means "fjord of birds". The village is at the edge of a bay and expands into the surrounding steep hills. The town centre is located close to the harbour and ... municipality. Nevertheless, the village of Kambsdalur only covers the Fuglafjørður-part of "Ytri Dalur", which was bought by the Fuglafjarðar kommuna in 1981. There is a high school in Kambsdalur. References Populated places in the Faroe Islands Populated places established in 1985 Valleys of the Faroe Islands 1985 establishments in the Faroe Islands {{faroes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jógvan á Lakjuni
Jógvan á Lakjuni (born 13 November 1952 in Fuglafjørður) is a Faroese politician, composer and teacher. He was speaker of the Faroese parliament, the Løgting, from 2011 to 2015 and from 2019 to 2022. He worked as a fisherman from 1969 to 1972. He was educated as a school teacher in 1977, and worked as a school teacher in Fuglafjørður from 1977 to 1989. During this period he also studied at the University of the Faroe Islands and since 1989 has worked as a high school teacher at Føroya Handilsskúli in Kambsdalur. Political career Jógvan á Lakjuni was elected member of the Faroese Løgting in 1998, but before that he had been substitute member several times in the period 1989 to 1996. He was minister of culture in the first cabinet of Jóannes Eidesgaard. He was the speaker of the Faroese parliament, the Løgting from 2011 to 2015 and from 2019 to 2022. He was president of the West Nordic Council The West Nordic Council ( da, Vestnordisk Råd, kl, Nunat Avannarliit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trygvi Samuelsen
Samuel Georg Trygve Samuelsen (September 16, 1907 – February 19, 1985) was a Faroese lawyer and politician in the Faroese Union Party. Life Samuelsen was born in Fuglafjørður i 1907, the son of Andrass Samuelsen and Beate Emilie Lindenskov.''Løgtingið 150 – Hátíðarrit'', vol. 2 (2002): 347. He was also the brother of Georg L. SamuelsenHeim, sakføraravirki og konsulá. 2016. ''Móttøkuhúsið''. Tórshavn: Tórshavnar kommuna. and the uncle of Lisbeth L. Petersen. Although he was baptized Samuel Georg Trygve Samuelsen, he was known by the more Faroese name Trygvi Samuelsen. He received his '' examen artium'' degree at Sorø Academy in 1926, and his candidate of law degree in 1933. Samuelsen became a local administrator ('' sysselmann'') for Eysturoy in 1933, a proxy solicitor in Tórshavn in 1934, and a lawyer in the same town in 1938. In 1956 he became the Icelandic consul for the Faroe Islands. From 1936 to 1964, Samuelsen served as governor of the Municipalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellur
Hellurnar ( da, Heller) is a village in the Faroe Islands, on Oyndarfjørður (fjord), located on the east side of Eysturoy. Hellurnar is part of the municipality of Fuglafjørður. History Hellurnar was founded in 1849 by people from Lamba. 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 ... External linksFaroeislands.dk: HellurImages and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands. File:Faroe Islands, Eysturoy, Hellurnar (01), view from afar.jpg, Hellurnar from afar File:Faroe Islands, Eysturoy, Hellurnar (06), church.jpg, Hellurnar church File:Faroe Islands, Eysturoy, Hellurnar (05), main street.jpg, Main street Populated places in the Faroe Islands Populated places established in 1849 1849 establishments in the Faroe Is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilulissat
Ilulissat, formerly Jakobshavn or Jacobshaven, is the municipal seat and largest town of the Avannaata municipality in western Greenland, located approximately north of the Arctic Circle. With the population of 4,670 as of 2020, it is the third-largest city in Greenland, after Nuuk and Sisimiut. The city is home to almost as many sled-dogs as people. In direct translation, Ilulissat is the Kalaallisut word for "Icebergs" ( da, Isbjerge). The nearby Ilulissat Icefjord is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and has made Ilulissat the most popular tourist destination in Greenland. Tourism is now the town's principal industry. The city neighbours the Ilulissat Icefjord, where there are enormous icebergs from the most productive glacier in the northern hemisphere. History The town was established as a trading post by Jacob Severin's company in 1741 and was named in his honor.Marquardt, Ole.Change and Continuity in Denmark's Greenland Policy in ''The Oldenburg Monarchy: An Underest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Húsavík
Húsavík () is a town in Norðurþing municipality on the north coast of Iceland on the shores of Skjálfandi bay with 2,307 inhabitants. The most famous landmark of the town is the wooden church Húsavíkurkirkja, built in 1907. Húsavík is served by Húsavík Airport. Overview Income is derived from tourism and fishing, as well as retail and small industry. Until recently, Húsavík was the export harbour for silica that was extracted from nearby lake Mývatn. According to the ''Landnámabók'' ("Book of Settlement"), Húsavík was the first place in Iceland to be settled by a Norseman. The Swedish Viking Garðar Svavarsson stayed there for one winter around 870 A.D. When he left the island in spring of 870, after a winter's stay, he left behind a man named Náttfari and two slaves, a man and a woman, and they established a farm here. The name of the town means "bay of houses", probably referring to Garðar's homestead, which may have been the only houses then in Iceland. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its surrounding areas) is home to over 65% of the population. Iceland is the biggest part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that rises above sea level, and its central volcanic plateau is erupting almost constantly. The interior consists of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields, mountains, and glaciers, and many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate, despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle. Its high latitude and marine influence keep summers chilly, and most of its islands have a polar climate. According to the ancient manuscript , the settlement of Iceland began in 874 AD when the Norwegian chieftain Ingólfr Arnarson became the first p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
