Bøur

	Bøur; [ ˈbøvʊɹ ]; ( Danish Bø );
	Bøur; [ ˈbøvʊɹ ]; ( Danish Bø );
position	62 ° 5 ' N , 7 ° 22' W Coordinates: 62 ° 5 '12 " N , 7 ° 22' 12" W.
Resident; rank	75 (August 2019); -
Commune	Sørvágs kommuna
Post Code	FO 386
Markatal	-
Grammar; dative (in / from ...); genitive (after ...)	; ;

Bøur from above.

View of the Tindhólmur in the background (center).

The church from 1865.

Bøur [ ˈbøvʊɹ ] ( Danish : Bø ) is a place in the Faroe Islands in western Vágar . In August 2019 the place had 75 inhabitants.

The village of Gásadalur also belonged to the former municipality of Bøur (Bíggjar kommuna) .

Bøur is located on the north side of Sørvágsfjørður and is considered one of the most beautiful villages in the country, if only because of its view of the bizarre Tindhólmur , Gáshólmur and the two "drangar" (protruding rocks in the sea) one of the eleven spars of the Faroe Islands . The gaze was immortalized in numerous works of art.

The old grass-covered wooden houses of the village are densely packed along narrow streets. Bøur's traditional wooden church was built in 1865. Bøur is an old town and is mentioned in the so-called dog letter from around 1350 ( see sheep letter ), but is probably older, probably even from the Viking Age on the Faroe Islands .

Bøur is also an old church town. A document from 1710 mentions that the place had a church. When the first church was built is unknown.

traffic

Bøur is connected to the next larger town, Sørvágur , by a 4-kilometer paved road . Since the beginning of 2003, this road has been going east through a tunnel into the once completely isolated Gásadalur . To reach Gásadalur by land, people had to take the old arduous hiking trail ( see the article Gásadalur ) over the mountains, as it cannot be reached via a port either. Since the end of the 20th century , however, a helicopter has been operating here from Vágar Airport . Due to the airport, Bøur is in the approach lane for international air traffic in the Faroe Islands.

Eiriksboði

The best-known legend of Bøur is about an inheritance dispute. Two brothers, Símun and Eirikur, jointly owned the entire property of the place, and Eirikur wanted to divide it up. It ended with Eirikur killing his brother and then going to the bishop in Kirkjubøur for a pardon. The bishop was willing to pardon him in return for paying a heavy fine to the church and the bishop. Eirikur agreed, and the agreement was scratched on a piece of wood. Eirikur took the boat back to Bøur, and when he got into the still waters and felt he was out of danger, a wave rose and the boat capsized and Eirikur was killed. The blind cliffs are still called Eiriksboði today and are located on the inside of Tindhólmur.

The theft of the fire

The lands of the village consist of 18 parcels of land ( merkur ), most of which are in royal (now state) ownership. A legend tells how they came into the possession of the king. Back then the village was small, possibly just a house, and one day the fire went out in the hearth. So you had to go to the nearest town to get a fire, which was a shame. A girl was sent to Sørvágur and luckily no one was at home. She got a fire from the stove and hurried home. The smoke from the fire was noticed, however, and the farmer from Sørvágur reported them of the theft. Then most of Bøur came into the possession of the king.

whaling

date	Whales	Skinn
June 24, 1847	125	969.00
October 6, 1967	47	336.00
May 6, 1968	77	417.50
April 10, 1973	250	1,220.00
October 28, 1975	29	177.00
September 12, 1976	228	970.00
September 14, 1980	308	1,623.00
23rd August 1982	233	921.00
September 24, 1983	225	1,083.00
June 14, 1984	189	835.00
July 30, 1986	54	338.25
April 20, 1988	111	557.75
July 28, 1989	138	543.25
July 10, 1992	52	369.50
July 16, 1992	62	418.00
October 16, 1992	51	271.50
August 28, 1997	36	270.25
September 6, 1997	35	247.00
September 20, 1997	172	911.00
July 24, 1998	54	410.00
July 25, 1999	72	449.00
July 16, 1992	62	418.00
July 11, 2001	186	1,368.75
July 23, 2001	112	935.00
4th July 2002	36	266.00
June 8, 2004	445	3,522.25

Bøur is one of the 14 so-called Hvalvágir - whale bays, where Grindadráp , pilot whale fishing, is allowed.

On June 8, 2004, 445 pilot whales were killed here at the Grindadráp. That was a big catch by Faroese standards. Not so many animals have been killed in a single day in the Faroe Islands for 10 years. According to the police chief of Vágar , 1294 people on 82 boats rushed to take part.