Varmakelda

Varmakelda
Varmakelda
Data
location	Fuglafjørður, Faroe Islands
source	Varmakelda 62 ° 12 ′ 56 ″  N , 6 ° 46 ′ 28 ″  W.
Source height	approx.  75  m
muzzle	Beach section "Varmakelda" Coordinates: 62 ° 13 '3 "  N , 6 ° 46' 32"  W 62 ° 13 '3 "  N , 6 ° 46' 32"  W
Mouth height	0  m
Height difference	approx. 75 m
Bottom slope	approx. 31%
length	240 m

The Varmakelda [ ˈvaɹmaˌʧɛlda ] ( Faroese for "warm spring") is the only thermal spring in the Faroe Islands near the town of Fuglafjørður on Eysturoy .

The source is about four kilometers south of Fuglafjørður. When you have passed Kambsdalur , the old coastal road branches off to the left to Leirvík , and after about a kilometer you will find the signposted spring towards the coast. It has a constant temperature of 18 ° C and is evidence of the volcanism that once formed the Faroe Islands. ( See: Geology and Geography of the Faroe Islands .) On site you can see the marked stone that marks the source. From there, the water flows underground or covered by grass about 240 meters down the slope into the Atlantic. An open warm water source cannot be seen.

Since the Middle Ages, the Faroese have attributed special healing powers to this spring: traditionally, people met here at the summer solstice to dance and sing peacefully in the open air. According to this tradition, the Varmakeldustevna takes place every two years on the first weekend in July (2007: June 30th and July 1st). This is a folk festival with a regatta for the championship in Faroese rowing .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Online service of the Land Surveying Office of the Faroe Islands
2. ↑ Information on Varmakeldustevna at: visiteysturoy.fo (English)
3. ↑ Information on Varmakeldustevna at: fuglafjordur.fo ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Faroese)