Toftir

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Location of Toftir in the Faroe Islands.

Toftir is a place in the Faroe Islands on Skálafjørður on the island of Eysturoy .

Toftir is an important fishing port on the Faroe Islands and is part of the joint municipality ( Komuna ) Nes formed in 1967 .

Attractions

Toftir is known among football fans for the Svangaskarð football stadium . Along with Tórsvøllur in the capital Tórshavn, it is the only FIFA and UEFA-approved venue for the Faroese team's international matches on home turf. The 5000-seat stadium was built at short notice in 1991 after the historic Faroe-Austria football match in 1990 made it clear that the Faroe Islands are an enthusiastic football nation. For the construction of the stadium, the top of a mountain was blasted away to make room.

Another attraction is the modern Fríðrikskirkjan (Friedrichskirche), which was built in 1993–94. Also worth seeing is a memorial in memory of the sailors who died at sea, which was erected in 1981 by the Faroese sculptor Fridtjof Joensen (1920–1988). It shows a woman and a child looking out to sea. The monument offers a beautiful view of the Skálafjörđur, the longest fjord in the Faroe Islands with a length of 13 km.

Also worth a visit is the lake Toftavatn, one of the largest Faroese inland lakes, which is located in the immediate vicinity of Toftir and is one of the largest inland lakes, where you can hike and watch numerous birds. He is 17 m. ü. d. M. and occupies an area of ​​0.5 km².

Transport connections and infrastructure

There are good bus connections from Toftir to the villages on Eysturoy, but the ferry to the capital Tórshavn has been discontinued, so you have to take the long way on road 10 over the Sundini in the north. An 11 km long submarine tunnel is currently under construction, which will connect the neighboring town of Runavík with the capital Torshavn.

The stadium includes a hotel and a cafeteria. Another cafeteria and several shops are located at the port.

Personalities

  • General view from the south

  • General view from the north

  • Stadion

  • Stadion

  • Fríđrikskirkjan Church

  • Lake Toftavatn

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ James Proctor: Faroe Islands , p. 137. Chalfont St Peter 2004.
  2. ↑ William Heinesen: Faereysk list , page 90. Tórshavn 1,982th
  3. ↑ Alexander Wachter: Discovering the Faroe Islands yourself , p. 102. Offenbach 2002.
  4. ^ P / F Eysturoyar- og Sandoyartunnil. Retrieved June 5, 2018 .

Web links

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Coordinates: 62 ° 5 ′  N , 6 ° 44 ′  W