Slættanes

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Slættanes seen from the seaside, May 2008.
Houses in Slættanes on a postage stamp from 2005. The old school on the left.

Slættanes [ ˈslatːaneːs ] ( Danish : Slettenæs ) is a place in the Faroe Islands on the island of Vágar , which is now deserted.

Slættanes is - like the also abandoned place Víkar - as the only place on the island on the north coast. Its location is considered particularly beautiful. It was founded in 1835 by a man named Hendrik Thomasen and belonged to the former municipality of Sandavágur in the south. At its best, from 1945 to 1950 , the village was home to around 130 people, with an average of 70 most of the time. There were 12 houses here. In 1965, however, the last resident left the place because of its relatively remote location. Nevertheless, the place is still in the same condition as it was then, as the former residents maintained the houses and still visit their place of birth regularly in the summer months.

A car road has never been built, but there are several hiking trails. South-east to Sandavágur, south to Sørvágur and west to Gásadalur . There are no roads or recognizable paths in the village itself. The houses are scattered across the meadow and are now used by the former residents and their relatives as summer houses. The old school building is still there today. At that time the school building was also used as a church and was thus the cultural center of the village.

The postal service was previously provided on foot via Sørvágur, but later with a regular mail boat from Vestmanna .

literature

  • Postverk Føroya : “The Postal History of Slættanes”, in: News from the Faroe Islands 1/2003 (with photos)

Web links

Commons : Slættanes  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Joanis Nielsen: Slættanes . joanisnielsen.fo. December 29, 2006. Archived from the original on January 27, 2009. Retrieved October 26, 2016.

Coordinates: 62 ° 9 ′ 18 "  N , 7 ° 14 ′ 41"  W.