Fuglafjørður
Encyclopedia
Fuglafjørður is a village on Eysturoy
's east coast in the Faroe Islands
. Its name means "fjord of birds".
The village is situated at the edge of a bay
and expands into the surrounding steep hills.
The town centre is located close to the harbour and contains most of the shops and services. The harbour in Fuglafjørður is busy, as the town's economy is based on the processing of fish and fish meal
. There is fishing-industry, a slip, production of trawl and also oil-depots. In the 1970s there was a terrible stink from the fishing-industry but that has since been solved.
In the past years Fuglafjørður has also become famous for its newly established cultural centre in the town centre that has become one of the main cultural attractions in Eysturoy.
longhouse, seventeen metres in length, with walls 1.5 metres thick. It was found by removing four or five more recent layers of ruins, showing a continuity of habitation for many centuries.
In the 1840s the small village Hellur
in north of Fuglafjørður was established. However this village never grew large and now only approximately 30 of the municipality's inhabitants live there.
In the 1980s the suburb of Kambsdalur
was established, and now about 180 of the population in the municipality live here. In Kambsdalur there is also a large industrial cluster, the educational centre of the northeastern Faroes and the regional sportscentre used mainly for handball
, volleyball
and indoor football.
Eysturoy
Eysturoy means East island and is the second-largest of the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic, both in size and population. It is separated by a narrow sound from the main island of Streymoy. Eysturoy is extremely rugged, with some 66 separate mountain peaks, including Slættaratindur, the...
's east coast in the Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands are an island group situated between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, approximately halfway between Scotland and Iceland. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, along with Denmark proper and Greenland...
. Its name means "fjord of birds".
- Population: 1562
- Location: 62°14′40"N 6°48′52"W
- Postal code (Zip): FO 530
- Municipality: Fuglafjardar
- Football team: ÍF FuglafjørðurÍF FuglafjørðurÍF Fuglafjørður is a Faroese football club, based in Fuglafjørður. They play their home games at Fløtugerði. In the Faroe Islands, the team is only called ÍF.2006, 2007 and 2008...
The village is situated at the edge of a bay
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
and expands into the surrounding steep hills.
The town centre is located close to the harbour and contains most of the shops and services. The harbour in Fuglafjørður is busy, as the town's economy is based on the processing of fish and fish meal
Fish meal
Fish meal, or fishmeal, is a commercial product made from both whole fish and the bones and offal from processed fish. It is a brown powder or cake obtained by rendering pressing the cooked whole fish or fish trimmings to remove most of the fish oil and water, and then ground...
. There is fishing-industry, a slip, production of trawl and also oil-depots. In the 1970s there was a terrible stink from the fishing-industry but that has since been solved.
In the past years Fuglafjørður has also become famous for its newly established cultural centre in the town centre that has become one of the main cultural attractions in Eysturoy.
History and development
Where the Gjógvará stream meets the sea in the village, archaeologists have discovered the remains of a VikingViking
The term Viking is customarily used to refer to the Norse explorers, warriors, merchants, and pirates who raided, traded, explored and settled in wide areas of Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th century.These Norsemen used their famed longships to...
longhouse, seventeen metres in length, with walls 1.5 metres thick. It was found by removing four or five more recent layers of ruins, showing a continuity of habitation for many centuries.
In the 1840s the small village Hellur
Hellur
Hellur is a village in the Faroe Islands, on Oyndarfjørður , located on the east-side of Eysturoy. Part of the municipality of Fuglafjørður. Hellur was founded in 1849 by people from Lambi.-External links:...
in north of Fuglafjørður was established. However this village never grew large and now only approximately 30 of the municipality's inhabitants live there.
In the 1980s the suburb of Kambsdalur
Kambsdalur
Kambsdalur is the newest village of the Faroe Islands.It was settled since 5 October 1985 in the valley "Ytri Dalur" which is both a part of Gøta municipality and Fuglafjørður municipality...
was established, and now about 180 of the population in the municipality live here. In Kambsdalur there is also a large industrial cluster, the educational centre of the northeastern Faroes and the regional sportscentre used mainly for handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
and indoor football.
External links
- Faroeislands.dk: Fuglafjordur Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands.