Trongisvágur

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Trongisvágur
Trongisvágur in the north of Suðuroy

Trongisvágur [ ˈtɹɔnʤɪsˌvɔaːvʊɹ ] ( Danish : Trangisvåg ) is a place in the Faroe Islands in the northern part of the island Suðuroy at the end of the fjord Trongisvágsfjørður, which belongs to the eastern coastal area . Together with the two neighboring towns of Tvøroyri and Froðba , it forms the most important settlement center on the southernmost island of the Faroe Islands. The place with 516 inhabitants (Jan. 2015) belongs to the municipality of Tvøroyri ( Tvøroyrar kommuna ). The postal code of Trongisvágur is FO-826.

history

Trongisvágur is mentioned for the first time in written sources in the Jarðarbókin from 1584.

Like two neighboring towns, the place was attacked by Algerian pirates in 1629 . As early as 1733, an English mining company near Trongisvágur made the first attempt to mine coal in the Faroe Islands. In 1854 the Sýslumaður of Suðuroy moved his seat from Hvalba to Trongisvágur and later to Tvøroyri. At the beginning of the 19th century, Hvalba was the second largest town on the 18 islands after the capital Tórshavn with around 200 inhabitants. In 1963, the tunnel connection between Trongisvágur and Hvalba ( Hvalbiartunnilin ) opened the first and therefore oldest road tunnel in the Faroe Islands. In 2005, the old Smyril ferry pier in Drelnes was abandoned and the newly built Smyril ferry went into operation in Krambatangi ( Ørðavíkarlíð ). Since 2010, the old salt silo in Drelnes, built in the 1930s, has been converted into a cultural center.

Trongisvágur forest

Forest near Trongisvágur with a bridge over the Rangá

About 1 km west of Trongisvágur extends one of the largest forests in the Faroe Islands, Viðarlundin í Trongisvági , which is well worth a visit . Like all forests and parks in the Faroe Islands outside the capital Tórshavn , it is fenced in to protect the trees from sheep foraging. It covers an area of ​​over 3 hectares and is a popular destination with its hiking trails and barbecue areas by the Rangá stream .

Personalities

  • Kristian Djurhuus (1895–1984) - the Sýslumaður of Suðuroy and Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands ( Løgmaður ) lived in Trongisvágur from 1920 until his death.
  • Heðin Mortensen (* 1946) - the mayor of Tórshavn is originally from Trongisvágur
  • Jenis av Rana (* 1953) - a native of Trongisvágur politician and member of the Løgtings

photos

  • Smyril in Krambatangi

  • Smyril leaving Krambatangi

  • Trongisvágur in winter

  • The forest in Trongisvágur

  • Location of Trongisvágur

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fólkatal, fødd, deyð og flutt skift á bygd / bý, mánaðarliga (1985-2015) , hagstova.fo. Retrieved on Aug 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ Hvussu gomul er bygdin , heimabeiti.fo (in Faroese)
  3. ↑ The Jarðarbókin 1584 is the oldest surviving register of royal estates on the Faroe Islands ( Jarðarbókin 1584 )
  4. ↑ Trongisvágur is listed on page 80 under the Danish name "Thranngis Vaage": " Jarðarbókin 1584 "
  5. ↑ Saltsiloin á Drelnesi , smj.fo
  6. ↑ Højgaard, Andrias: Træplanting í í Føroyum eina Old 41. Tórshavn 1989

Web links

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

Coordinates: 61 ° 34 ′  N , 6 ° 51 ′  W