Syðradalur (Kalsoy)

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The dock in Syðradalur. Left the ferry "M / F Sam".

Syðradalur [ ˈsiːɹaˌdɛalʊɹ ] (translated: Southern Valley ; Danish : Sydredal ) is a place in the Faroe Islands on the island of Kalsoy , which is one of the northern islands . The small village, which is located in the south of the island on the east coast, belongs to the Faroese municipality of Klaksvík (until the end of 2016 to Húsar ( Húsa kommuna )). At the beginning of 2015, six residents lived in the village. The postal code of Syðradalur is FO-795.

history

Syðradalur from afar

Syðradalur is the southernmost place on Kalsoy. It was founded between 1812 and 1816 by the residents of Blankskáli , which had previously been hit and slightly damaged by a huge snow avalanche. Syðradalur is therefore regarded as a new village ( niðursetubygd ). It is assumed, however, that people settled on the site of today's Syðradalur in the 16th century . However, it is not known why the site was later abandoned.

In the course of the 19th century, three more houses were added to the five founding houses, so that around 1900 the village consisted of eight houses and a school that was built in 1886. In the school, which has since closed again, handicraft courses are now offered in spring. In 1966 the place received electricity. In 2009 house numbers and street names were introduced on Kalsoy. Since then there have been three streets in Syðradalur: Dalsgøta, á Bakkanum and Knúksdalur .

Syðradalur is surrounded by high mountains. The 743 m high Botnstindur , the second highest peak on Kalsoy, and the 703 m high Gríslatindur are in the immediate vicinity .

In terms of traffic, Syðradalur is now connected to all other places on the island of Kalsoy by a tunnel system (see list of tunnels in the Faroe Islands ). Bus route 506 serves the route from Syðradalur to Trøllanes .

Furthermore, Syðradalur is called on the ferry connection 56 ( Klaksvík - Syðradalur ) several times a day by the ferry " M / F Sam ".

Place name

Syðradalur with the foot of Gríslatindur in the background.

There is another place of the same name in the Faroe Islands, Syðradalur on the island of Streymoy. In the Faroese language, the two places of the same name Syðradalur are distinguished by the prepositions used :

  • í Syðradali og úr Syðradali í Streymoy ("in Syðradalur and from Syðradalur in Streymoy")
  • á Syðradali og av Syðradali í Kalsoy ("on Syðradalur and from Syðradalur in Kalsoy")

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fólkatalsbroytingar skiftar á fødd, deyð, flutt og bygd, mánaðarliga (1985-2016) , hagstova.fo
  2. ↑ Syðradalur , visitkalsoy.fo
  3. ↑ Syðradalur , visitkalsoy.fo
  4. ↑ Adressur , us.fo
  5. ↑ 506 Trøllanes - Syðradalur Summer 1/4 - 31/8 . ssl.fo. Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  6. ↑ 56 Klaksvík - Syðradalur Vetrarferðaætlan 1/9 - 30/4 . ssl.fo. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  7. ↑ M / F Sam . ssl.fo. Archived from the original on September 30, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.

Coordinates: 62 ° 15 ′  N , 6 ° 40 ′  W