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Ytri Dalur
Ytri Dalur is the southernmost of the valleys of Fuglafjørður on the island of Eysturoy in the Faroes. Ytri Dalur is also referred to as Kambsdalur. The valleys of Fuglafjørður can be divided into three categories: The eastern valleys, the western valleys and the northern valleys. The valleys of Fuglafjørður The eastern valleys * Ytri Dalur (also called 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 ...) * Heimari Dalur (sometimes called Breiðádalur) * Innari Dalur (sometimes called Jøkladalur) The western valleys * Halgadalur * Góðidalur The northern valleys * Flatirnar * Hjarðardalur References Heimsatlas. Føroya Skúalbókagrunnur, Tórshavn, 1993. Page 6–7. Eysturoy Valleys of the Faroe Islands {{Faroes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
