Viðarlundin í Hvalvík

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Church and forest in Hvalvík

Viðarlundin í Hvalvík is a forest in the village of Hvalvík on the Faroese island of Streymoy . It consists mainly of spruce and pine and is located in the center of the village in the immediate vicinity of the church. 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 municipality of Hvalvík was given the property Á Tøðuni through a donation in 1951 so that a forest could be created there. The planting began in the mid-1950s. Since April 21, 1992, the forest authority (Skógfriðingarnevndin) of the Faroe Islands has been responsible for maintaining the forest. Because of its location on the property of the same name, the forest is often called Viðarlundin á Tøðuni .

The Viðarlundin í Hvalvík forest is still owned by the municipality of Hvalvík (Hvalvíkar kommuna) and covers a total area of ​​6,600 m² on floor 105. This makes it one of the smallest forests or parks in the Faroe Islands.

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.

In the immediate vicinity of Viðarlundin í Hvalvík you can see a special attraction, the wooden church of the village of Hvalvík. Like all forests and parks in the Faroe Islands outside the capital Tórshavn , Viðarlundin í Hvalvík is also fenced in to protect the trees from foraging sheep.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Højgaard, Andrias: Træplanting í í Føroyum eina Old 47. Tórshavn 1989th
  2. ↑ Højgaard, Andrias: Træplanting í í Føroyum eina Old 41. Tórshavn 1989
  3. ↑ Elttør, Eyðun: Uppskot til løgtingslóg um viðarvøkstur og frílendisrøkt , Tab. (Talva) 2, Løgting, March 4, 2003
  4. ↑ Elttør, Eyðun: Uppskot til løgtingslóg um viðarvøkstur og frílendisrøkt , Tab. (Talva) 2, Løgting, March 4, 2003.
  5. ↑ Gorsemann, Sabine: Färöer , p. 21f. Cologne 1999.

Coordinates: 62 ° 11 '10 "  N , 7 ° 1' 49"  W.