Beinisvørð
Beinisvørð | ||
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The Beinisvørð rises from the sea of clouds |
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height | 469 m | |
location | Suðuroy Island , Faroe Islands | |
Coordinates | 61 ° 25 '35 " N , 6 ° 46' 2" W | |
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Map of the municipality of Sumba / Faroe Islands |
The Beinisvørð is one of the most famous foothills on the Faroe Islands . It is located on the west coast of Suðuroy .
Beinisvørð is located west of Lopra directly on the road to Sumba . It rises almost vertically from the sea and is 469 m high at the highest point.
Several poets were inspired by this cliff. In a poem by Janus Djurhuus (1881–1948) about Nólsoyar Páll (1766–1809), the national hero of the Faroe Islands, the Beinisvørð is given a symbolic interpretation of the urge for national independence. By Poul F. Joensen from Sumba (1898–1970), Beinisvørð is symbolized in one of his poems as the protector of the fatherland.
For the general population, the Beinisvørð was, in addition to its aesthetic value, an important source of nutrition. Beinisvørð has always had a prominent place in the Faroese bird world , and many stories of heroic events related to bird trapping and egg collecting in the mountains are circulating. In 1975 there was a huge landslide here , which tore down countless bird breeding grounds and well-known places.
When the Danish Queen visited the Faroe Islands in 2005, a small wooden bridge was built especially for her in order to be able to reach Beinisvørð better from the road.
Web links
- Faroestamps.fo - Beinisvørð ( Memento from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (English, German, Danish, Faroese. Public Domain and basis of this article)