Hov (Faroe Islands)
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.
Web links
- Faroestamps.fo - Hov (four articles including the story of Hafgrímur and pictures)
- Faroeislands.dk: Hov (English, information and photos)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 61 ° 30 ′ N , 6 ° 45 ′ W