Fuglafjørður

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Fuglafjørður
[ ˈfʊglaˌfjøːɹʊɹ ]
( Danish Fuglefjord )
Byskilt Færøerne black white.svg
Fuglafjørður on the Faroe Islands map
position 62 ° 15 ′  N , 6 ° 49 ′  W Coordinates: 62 ° 14 ′ 40 "  N , 6 ° 48 ′ 52"  W
Resident
rank 		1.511 (2011)
5
Commune Fuglafjarðar kommuna
Post Code FO 530
Markatal 32-01-00
Grammar
dative (in / from ...)
genitive (after ...)
í / úr Fuglafirði
til Fuglafjarðar
Ship registration number: FD
football club: Ítróttarfelag Fuglafjarðar (ÍF)
View over the small sandy bay at the end of the harbor to the city with its characteristic church (center) and the large elementary school (right behind).
Another part of the harbor, high mountains in the background.

Fuglafjørður (literally: Vogelfjord ) is one of the larger towns in the Faroe Islands on the fjord of the same name on the east coast of Eysturoy .

For municipality Fuglafjørður the locations include Hellur with 26 inhabitants in the north and Kambsdalur with 170 inhabitants in the south. Despite its approx. 1500 inhabitants, Fuglafjørður is a real small town with various shops and services.

The port of Fuglafjørður with its almost one kilometer long quay is important for the region. There is a fishing industry and a larger oil depot here. The international fishmeal factory Havsbrún is the largest local employer. Four shipping companies are based in Fuglafjørður. The Vónin company is an important ship supplier for trawlers and fishing cutters .

history

Excavations have shown that this place was settled in the Faroe Islands as early as 950 during the Viking Age . The oldest finds are the foundations of a residential house over 10 m long and almost 6 m wide by the Gjógvará stream, which were discovered in 1956 during construction work. The foundations of a house, which were found during construction work in the Kirkjuryggur area in 1965, could also date from this period. Written records have only existed since the Reformation in the Faroe Islands around 1540.

In 1781 there were four districts ( býlingar ): við Gjógvará, við Garð, í Toftum and á Áargarði. In 1801, when the Faroe Islands had about 5000 inhabitants, 128 people lived in Fuglafjørður. In the middle of the 19th century the small settlements á Trøðni, á Bakkanum and á Høvdanum were added. In 1901 325 people lived here. By the 1920s , all of these settlements had grown together. In the 1940s the settlements í Rossagerði (í neðra), í Fløtugerði and vestur á Horn emerged. The 1000 inhabitant limit was exceeded in 1945. In the 1970s a branch of Føroya Sparikassi was opened and the settlements á Bjarnafløtum, í Toftabønum and Norður í Bø were established. In 1981 the municipality bought the then undeveloped area of Kambsdalur , which has been settled there since 1985. Fuglafjørður can be counted among the oldest places in the Faroe Islands, while Kambsdalur is the youngest.

Culture and sport

In the primary school of Fuglafjørður 36 teachers currently teach 354 students from 1st to 10th grade. In the school building there is a wall painting by the famous Faroese painters Hans Hansen and Ingálvur av Reyni . Secondary schools are in the school center of Kambsdalur. Fuglafjørður also has a city library.

The town is home to the Mentanarhúsið ("the house of culture"), an important venue where concerts of national importance are often held. The culture house was designed by the musician Niels Midjord and is known for its excellent acoustics.

The town is not only proud of the many choirs, but also of the annual painting exhibition by local artists. The best known today is Øssur Mohr .

In addition to the Ítróttarfelag Fuglafjarðar ( football , volleyball, badminton, Faroese rowing ), there is also a swimming club with its own indoor swimming pool. Other indoor sports take place in the Kambsdalur sports center.

South of Fuglafjørður there is the only thermal spring in the Faroe Islands, the Varmakelda . Every two years they meet today for the Varmakeldustevna festival , where the focus is on the rowing competitions for the national championship ( see there ).

religion

The current modern church dates from 1984. There were older, documented church buildings in 1690, 1719, 1738 and 1840. The latter was a typical Faroese wooden church . In 1871 it was replaced by a stone church, which was demolished in 1981.

In addition to the parish of the Faroese People's Church , the Brethren parishes have also existed since 1923 . In 1928 Victor Danielsen came to Fuglafjørður and settled here as a missionary. After 20 years of work, Danielsen was the first to translate the complete Bible into Faroese , which was published in 1949.

Transport and tourism

Around 4,000 tourists visit Fuglafjørður annually. The town is at the north end of road 65 from Norðragøta . There is a bus connection around 10 times a day with line 400 from Tórshavn via Kollafjørður , Oyrarbakki , Skálabotnur , Søldarfjørður and Leirvík .

The Fuglafjørður tourist information center is located in the city library. The above mentioned remains of the Viking house við Gjógvará , the modern church and the warm spring (see below) are worth seeing .

An old hiking trail of the category “medium difficulty” leads 9 kilometers over the mountain towards the north to Hellur . There is still no other direct connection between the two places. To reach Hellur by car, a detour of approx. 25 km is necessary.

There is a boy scout home and a popular fish restaurant in the village , which in the Danish travel guide Turen går til Færøerne is given the highest category with three stars. Evening tours for dining out are arranged from Tórshavn.

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