Hov (Faroe Islands)

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Sumba (Färöer) Vágur Porkeri Hov (Färöer) Fámjin Tvøroyri Hvalba Skúvoy Hvalba Húsavík (Färöer) Skálavík Sandur (Färöer) Skopun Tórshavn Sørvágur Vágar Vestmanna Kvívík Sunda kommuna Eiði Runavík Runavík Runavík Nes (Eysturoy) Sjóvar kommuna Eysturkommuna Klaksvík Húsar Fuglafjørður Kunoy Klaksvík Hvannasund Viðareiði Fugloy
Territory of the Hovs kommuna
View from Hov to Hovsfjørður. Postage stamp from 2004

Hov [ ˈhoː ] ( Danish name : Hove ) is a place in the Faroe Islands on the southernmost island of Suðuroy .

  • Population: 125 (January 1, 2007)
  • Postal code: FO-960
  • Commune : Hovs kommuna

Hov commune is identical to the place. It is almost in the middle on the east coast of Suðuroy on the fjord Hovsfjørður , which also houses the 1.7 hectare uninhabited Hovshólmur , one of the eleven spars of the Faroe Islands .

Hov is already mentioned in the Faroese saga , so a settlement since the Viking Age is documented. At that time it was one of the main places in the archipelago and the residence of Chief Havgrímur . The current church dates from 1862 and was originally in Vágur . It was dismantled there in 1942, moved here and rebuilt in exactly the same way.

About 3 km west of Hov, the valley "Ergidalur" with two sights is worth a visit: Not far from the waterfall "Ergifossur", the remains of a building from the Viking Age that are 5.3 m long and 3.5 m wide were uncovered here on the river . The walls are up to 1.5 m thick. In contrast to most of the houses from the Viking Age discovered in the Faroe Islands, its shape is not oval, but angular.

View from the mountain Ravnaskarð to the valley “Ergidalur”. In the center of the picture you can see the square building from the Viking Age to the left of the river.

Web links

Commons : Hov, Faroe Islands  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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Coordinates: 61 ° 30 ′  N , 6 ° 45 ′  W