Oyndarfjørður

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Location of Oyndarfjørður in the Faroe Islands

Oyndarfjørður [ ˈɔindaɹˌfjøːɹʊɹ ] ( Danish : Andefjord ) is a place in the Faroe Islands on the east coast of Eysturoy on the fjord of the same name . The former municipality of Oyndarfjørður consisted of this one place. It was merged on January 1, 2005 with the Faroese municipality Runavík ( Runavíkar kommuna ). A resident of Oyndarfjørður is an oyndfirðingur [ ˈɔinfɪɹɪngʊɹ ], plural oynfirðingar . In 2015 the place had 139 inhabitants. The postal code of Oyndarfjørður is FO-690.

Worth mentioning

The Rinkusteinar
Oyndarfjørður wooden church, built in 1838.

On the beach are the well-known Rinkusteinar , two rocks that move with the waves. To illustrate this effect, a rope is stretched to the bank, which is constantly tightened and then loosened again.

After the bishopric in Kirkjubøur was laid down in 1557 and the diocese was converted into a próstadømi with a provost at its head, an official seat was established for this on a farm in Oyndarfjørður on Eysturoy, the próstagarður in Garðshorn. Heini Havreki became the first provost of the Faroe Islands in 1558. The subsequent provosts lived in different places, but mostly in Nes on Eysturoy, because this is said to have been the best court. It was over 400 years before the Faroe Islands received a bishop again in 1963.

The typical Faroese wooden church with its grass roof dates from 1838 . The place has a campsite and a youth hostel (closed for a few years).

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Oyndarfjørður  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ on page 155 in: Hans Jacob Debes : Føroya søga 2. Skattland og len. , Føroya Skúlabókagrunnur, Tórshavn 1995. (archive.org)
  2. ↑ Prestagarðurin - søga , nes.fo

Coordinates: 62 ° 17 ′  N , 6 ° 50 ′  W