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Tvøroyri
Tvøroyri is a village on the north side of the Trongisvágsfjørður on the east coast of Suðuroy island in the Faroe Islands. Together with Froðba, Trongisvágur, Líðin and Øravík it forms Tvøroyri Municipality. The village is considered to have been founded in 1836, when the Danish Royal Trade Monopoly in the Faroe Islands, Royal Danish Monopoly Trade Store was founded on a small tongue of land, called Tvøroyri. In a short span of years, Tvøroyri grew into a large village, mainly after 1856 when the monopoly state of the store was abolished. Around the turn of the 20th century, Tvøroyri was one of the largest towns on the Faroe Islands and had one of the main fishing industries. Overview Church of Tvoroyri, The church in Tvøroyri was constructed in Norway as a building set, moved to Tvøroyri and then built here in 1907, ready to use in 1908. The old church was moved to Sandvík. Trongisvágur Trongisvágur is the village furthest to the west of the inlet of Trong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tvøroyrar Bóltfelag
Tvøroyrar Bóltfelag is a Faroese professional football (soccer), football club from Tvøroyri, currently playing in the Faroe Islands Premier League, Betrideildin, the top tier of Faroese football. TB Tvøroyri is the oldest football club in the Faroe Islands, and also one of the oldest in the Danish Realm, in which the Faroe Islands are a self-governing country. After the end of the 2016 season, it was decided on 15 December 2016 that the three clubs of the island Suðuroy, which are TB Tvøroyri, FC Suðuroy and Royn Hvalba would merge into a new club for the 2017 season. The merger will not be complete until 2018 and the name will be all three names together for the 2017 season: TB/FC Suðuroy/Royn. The three clubs have not been dissolved yet, they continue separately for the children's and women's teams. In 2017 it will only be the men's teams which will play for the new cooperation. In Faroese the new team is referred to as ''Suðuroyarliðið'' (the Suðuroy-team). The fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suðuroy
Suðuroy (pronounced: �suːwʊrɔior �suːri ‘South Island’, ) is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands. The island covers 163.7 square kilometres (63.2 sq mi). In 2018 the population was 4,601. Suðuroy region ( sýsla) comprises this island and Lítla Dímun, the next isle northward in the Faroes, which is uninhabited. History One ancient settlement, Víkarbyrgi was abandoned late in the 1990s. Another settlement, Akraberg was abandoned around 1350 because of the Black Death; the people who lived there at that time came from Friesland, and legend has it that people in Hørg (in Sumba) can trace their ancestry back to this settlement, which was situated on the southernmost point of the island. In the 17th century, Suðuroy was subjected to repeated attacks by North African pirates, who in the Faroe Islands were referred to as Turks when North Africa belonged to the Ottoman Empire. One well known such incident was the Slave raid of Suðuroy. They abducte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Óli Johannesen
Óli Johannesen (born 6 May 1972) is a Faroese football player, currently playing for TB Tvøroyri. Club career For most of his career, he has played in the Faroe Islands with TB Tvøroyri, but has also spent some seasons in the Danish league. He has spent recent years in the Faroe Islands second division with TB. International career Johannesen made his debut for the Faroe Islands in an August 1992 friendly match against Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr .... References External links *TB Tvøroyri website 1972 births Living people Faroese men's footballers Faroe Islands men's international footballers Danish Superliga players Hvidovre IF players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Tvøroyrar Bóltfelag players People from Tvøroyri Men's assoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Church Of Tvoroyri
Church of Tvoroyri is a national church in Tvøroyri, Faroe Islands. It was constructed in Norway as a building set, moved to Tvøroyri and then built there in 1908. History of the churches of Tvøroyri Earlier, there had been another church in Tvøroyri, which was first built in 1840 in the neighbour village Froðba, which is a few kilometers east of Tvøroyri. Very few people lived in Tvøroyri at that time, but it started to grow fast as the fishing fleet of Tvøroyri grew and the monopoly shop opened there. In 1856 the church in Froðba was taken down and moved to the new settlement of Tvøroyri in the center of town; the latter which is called Valurin and named after Kirkwall of Orkney Islands. The population of Tvøroyri increased and they needed more church capacity. When they built the new church in 1908, the old church was moved, this time it was moved to Sandvík, the northernmost village of the island Suðuroy, and it is still there. In 2008 they celebrated the 100 ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MS Smyril
The ''Smyril'' is a passenger and car ferry owned and operated by the Faroese transport company Strandfaraskip Landsins. She is the largest ferry in the fleet and the fifth vessel to carry the name Smyril, which is the Faroese word for merlin. The ferry takes 200 cars and 975 passengers. The ferry services Suðuroy with 2-3 daily trips from Tórshavn to Krambatangi. The trip takes 2 hours and 5 minutes. Strandfaraskip Landsins meets all arrivals and departures with buses to Vágur, Tvøroyri and Hvalba, while dial-a-ride services link the ferry to/from other villages, including Fámjin. History The current ''Smyril'' was built at the IZAR shipyard in San Fernando, Spain. She entered service on the 15 October 2005. Previous vessels Since the 1890s the Strandfaraskip Landsins have operated five different ships named ''Smyril''. ''Smyril'' (I) Smyril I was built in the 1890s and began as a smaller transport boat in Tvøroyri in the Faroe islands. ''Smyril'' (II) Smyril II wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krambatangi
Krambatangi is the ferry port of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. The ferry MS Smyril, MS ''Smyril'' M/F disembarks 2–3 times daily from Krambatangi to Tórshavn. Krambatangi is located on the southern side of Trongisvágsfjørður halfway between Trongisvágur and Øravík, opposite Tvøroyri. The ferry port was earlier on Drelnes, which is a few hundred metres further east of Krambatangi. But in 2005 a new ferry arrived, which was much bigger than the prior one, and therefore required a new ferryport at Krambatangi. Krambatangi does not belong to the municipality of Tvøroyri, and there have been some disagreements between the Tvøroyri municipality and Strandfaraskip Landsins (SSL) because they didn't pay harbour dues for entering the port of Tvøroyri. The Faroese court decided that SSL ought to pay for entering the port of Tvøroyri, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trongisvágur
Trongisvágur () is a village on the island of Suduroy in the Faroe Islands. Trongisvágur is the village in the bottom of Trongisvágsfjørður ( fjord) on the east coast of Suduroy. Trongisvágur and the neighbouring villages of Tvøroyri and Øravík have grown into one entity (the northern part of Øravík, which is called Øravíkarlíð, is where the ferry port Krambatangi is). A river called Stórá that runs through the valley passes through a plantation that is worth visiting on a good day, and then flows into the inlet at a nearby beach. There is a debate whether the name Trong is Norse or Gaelic in origin. Another version of the name is Trungisvágur. Trungisvágsbotnur is on the west coast, west of Trongisvágur. There are binoculars there in summertime, so people can have a closer look at birds and the vertical cliffs there. The place is called Á Røðini, but some people call it Kikarin, because of the binoculars. Shortly after the Park of Trongisvágur is the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tvøroyri Municipality
Tvøroyri Municipality () is a municipality of the Faroe Islands with Tvøroyri as its administrative centre. The municipality is one of 7 on the island of Suðuroy and covers most of the northeast portion. It contains the following towns and villages: *Tvøroyri *Trongisvágur *Froðba * Øravíkarlíð *Øravík Øravík (also spelled Ørðavík, ) is a village on the east coast of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. The village is located in the center of the island on a crossroad where the road to Fámjin goes towards west over the mountains ... Politics Municipal council Tvøroyri's municipal council consists of 7 members, elected every four years. References Municipalities of the Faroe Islands {{Faroes-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilli Rólantsson
Gilli Rólantsson Sørensen (born 11 August 1992) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays for Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag and the Faroe Islands national team. Career He has earlier played for TB Tvøroyri, B36 Tórshavn, AaB and the Scottish U19 team of Aberdeen F.C. He was the captain of the Faroese U21 national football team. On 10 February 2021 he signed a two-year deal with Norwegian Eliteserien club Odd. On 3 July 2023 he signed a one-year deal with Danish Superliga club Vejle. Due to the high competition and limited playing minutes, the parties agreed to terminate the collaboration on 20 December 2023. He soon returned to his hometown club TB Tvoroyri. Career statistics Club International goals :''Scores and results list the Faroe Islands' goal tally first.'' Honours AaB *Danish Superliga: 2013–14 *Danish Cup The Danish Cup (; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "single-elimination tournament, knockout" cup competition in Danish football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trongisvágsfjørður
Trongisvágsfjørður is a fjord on the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. There are four villages around the fjord. Furthest east on the northern side of the fjord is Froðba, in the bottom of the fjord is Trongisvágur. In between Trongisvágur and Froðba is Tvøroyri, the largest of these villages. South of Trongisvágur in a bay is Øravík, a part of Øravík is called Øravíkarlíð, it is located close to Trongisvágur and not visible from Øravík. These villages are in the Municipality of Tvøroyri. The ferry port on Krambatangi The ferry port of Krambatangi is on the southern side of the fjord between Trongisvágur and Øravík. The ferry port was on Drelnes before 2005 when the new ferry MS Smyril, Smyril arrived, which necessitated building a new ferry port. Drelnes is just a few hundred metres further east than Krambatangi. The Salt Silo on Drelnes There is an old Salt Silo on Drelnes which is a ruin, but there is a plan called Project Salt which intend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Froðba
Froðba () is a village located farthest out on the north brink of Trongisvágsfjørður, an inlet on the east coast of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. History The village has eventually merged with the harbour-city of Tvøroyri. Froðba is usually divided into smaller places such as Hamri, Undir Skorum, Støðlunum, Torvheyggur and Bøur. Bøur is usually referred to as "Úti á Bø" the oldest inhabited area in Froðba, Bøur has a small graveyard which used to be the only one in Trongisvágsfjørður. It is no longer in use and Froðba used to have a church which was in Bø but after Froðba merged with the growing nearby town of Tvøroyri, the small church was moved to Tvøroyri, and later as the population grew the church was replaced and moved to Sandvík. Tradition says that Froðba is the oldest village on Suðuroy and in the Faroe Islands. A legendary Danish king, Frode or Fróði, ran ashore and settled here. The place is named after him. The name Froðba wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
