Kunoy (Settlement)

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Kunoy painted by the artist Zacharias Heinesen in 1998. The rock formations on the island of Kalsoy can be seen on the other side of the sound. JAKOB SKOU-HANSEN/NATIONAL GALLERY OF DENMARK

Kunoy on the island’s west side, mentioned in Hundabrævið, has 77 inhabitants and covers 32 merkur and 8 gyllin, divided into 6 merkur and 8 gyllin of copyhold land and 26 merkur and 4 gyllin of freehold land. The copyhold land is divided between five copyhold tenants. The sheep herd consists of 690 animals.

Kunoy is considered the island’s oldest village where there has been a church at least since 1592. The current church dates from 1867.

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  • Hans Andrias Sølvará

    (b. 1962) PhD in History and MA in History and Philosophy. Professor and dean of the Department of History and Society at the University of the Faroe Islands.