Viðarlundin á Selatrað

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View to the forest
Footpath in the forest
View from the forest to the village

Viðarlundin á Selatrað is a forest on the northwestern edge of the village of Selatrað 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 á Selatrað consists of about 66% of coniferous trees - three quarters of which are pine, 18% spruce and 6% larches - and about 34% from deciduous trees, of which 83% ash, 13% maple and 4% birch. The forest is about 40 m. ü. d. M. on a gently sloping terrain by the Sandá stream .

The Viðarlundin á Selatrað was created in 1913, making it one of the oldest forests of the Faroe Islands. Originally it belonged to the Danish company Det danske Hedelseskab , since 1948 it has been owned by the Forestry Authority (Skógfriðingarnevndin) of the Faroe Islands. In 1974 it was expanded to include a 4 × 70 m plot east of the Sandá stream. In a severe hurricane in December 1988, numerous trees were uprooted, but were later replaced by newly planted trees.

The Viðarlundin á Selatrað covers a total area of 15,500 sqm on the ground-floor 108. He is following the 17,200 sqm í Viðarlundin Søldarfirði the second largest forest on the island 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 á Selatrað is a special attraction of the municipality Selatrað, as is demonstrated here for almost 100 years that in the Faroe Islands may well exist a forest or a park. Like all forests and parks in the Faroe Islands outside the capital Tórshavn , Viðarlundin á Selatrað is also fenced in to protect the trees from sheep looking for food. The forest is criss-crossed by paved walking paths with benches, and in several places there is a beautiful view of the village of Selatrað and the sea as far as the neighboring island of Streymoy .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Højgaard, Andrias: Træplanting í í Føroyum eina Old 47. Tórshavn 1989th
  2. ↑ Højgaard, Andrias: Træplanting í í Føroyum eina Old 57. Tórshavn 1989th
  3. ↑ Højgaard, Andrias: Træplanting í í Føroyum eina Old , S. 42f. Tórshavn 1989.
  4. ^ Gorsemann, Sabine: Färöer , p. 22. Cologne 1999.
  5. ↑ Elttør, Eyðun: Uppskot til løgtingslóg um viðarvøkstur og frílendisrøkt , Tab. (Talva) 2, Løgting, March 4, 2003.
  6. ↑ Højgaard, Andrias: Træplanting í í Føroyum eina Old 43. Tórshavn 1989th
  7. ↑ Gorsemann, Sabine: Färöer , p. 21f. Cologne 1999.

Coordinates: 62 ° 9 ′ 45 ″  N , 6 ° 53 ′ 10 ″  W.