Viðarlund við Gøtugjógv

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View over the forest to the village

Viðarlundin við Gøtugjógv is a forest in the village of Gøtugjógv on the Faroese island of Eysturoy . The Faroese word viðarlund literally means "wood" and describes a park or forest in the Faroe Islands , of which only 0.06% is forested.

The Viðarlundin við Gøtugjógv is - unlike the other forests of the island Eysturoy - privately owned. Therefore, its maintenance is not the responsibility of the Forestry Authority (Skógfriðingarnevndin) of the Faroe Islands. Talks about a possible takeover by the forest authority have already taken place several times. It consists mostly of maple trees and is one of the smallest forests on the island of Eysturoy.

With their cool, humid climate and salty air, the Faroe Islands are extremely unsuitable for trees to thrive, because the crust of the soil is relatively thin and tree roots offer little support. It is not uncommon for strong winds to blow, which can uproot trees, and it happens that the trees fall out in a mild January or February and are surprised in spring by suddenly falling frost.

The Viðarlundin Við Gøtugjógv is about 60 m. ü. d. M. and covers an area of ​​about 1.1 hectares on the property corridor 22 of the municipality of Gøtugjógv. It is a special attraction of the place, as here it is demonstrated by private parties that a forest or a park can well exist on the Faroe Islands . Like all forests and parks in the Faroe Islands outside the capital Tórshavn , Viðarlundin við Gøtugjógv is also fenced in to protect the trees from sheep foraging. The forest stretches out on sloping terrain above the village, from which there is a beautiful view over the place with its modern church to the sea.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Højgaard, Andrias: Træplanting í í Føroyum eina Old 47. Tórshavn 1989th
  2. ↑ Elttør, Eyðun: Uppskot til løgtingslóg um viðarvøkstur og frílendisrøkt , Løgting, March 4, 2003.
  3. ↑ Højgaard, Andrias: Træplanting í í Føroyum eina Old , S. 46. Tórshavn 1989th
  4. ↑ Gorsemann, Sabine: Färöer , p. 21f. Cologne 1999.
  5. ↑ http://www.dendrologi.dk/FaroeSkovGoetugjogv.htm

Coordinates: 62 ° 11 ′ 32 "  N , 6 ° 45 ′ 7"  W.