Sørvágur Municipality ( fo, Sørvágs kommuna), is the westernmost municipality in the
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 bet ...
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It consists of the villages of
Sørvágur :''There is also a town called Vágur on Suðuroy.''
Sørvágur ( da, Sørvåg) is a village on the island of Vágar in the Faroe Islands.
It is located at the landward end of Sørvágsfjørður. Sørvágur is the largest village in Sørvágur ...
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Bøur,
Gásadalur and
Mykines. Originally the municipality only included the village of Sørvágur, but in January 2005 the municipality of Sørvágur agreed to merge with the smaller municipalities of Bøur/Gásadal and Mykines.
The new municipality had a population of 1,236 in 2020.
Logo
The logo of the municipality is two white birds on a white/blue background with an orange sundisk. The two birds are made in the image of the letters S and K which are the initials for Sørvágs Kommuna.
Gallery
Bour, Faroe Islands (10).JPG, Village idyll in Bøur
Bour, Faroe Islands as seen from above.jpg, Bøur as seen from above, October 2005
References
External links
Sorvag.fo Webpage for the municipality of Sørvágur
Sørvágur
Municipalities of the Faroe Islands
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