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Útí á Bø (Settlement)
The outlying village of Úti á Bø south of Kirkjubøur is one of the oldest outlying villages. Here lived two tenants of the king’s yeoman in Kirkjubøur and...
Við Áir
The Norwegian whaling station við Áir was established between Hósvík and Hvalvík in 1906. It passed to Faroese owners in 1936. The last large whale was shot...
Velbastaður (Settlement)
Velbastaður covers 32 merkur of copyhold land distributed between seven copyhold tenants. The village, which has 258 inhabitants in january 2025, is a distinct...
Tjørnuvík (Settlement)
Tjørnuvík, mentioned in Hundabrævið, has 44 inhabitants in january 2025 and covers 24 merkur. Of this, 4 merkur are copyhold land, which is leased on a single...
Syðradalur (Settlement)
Syðradalur has eight inhabitants in january 2025 and covers 16 merkur of copyhold land, whose sole copyhold tenant runs a dairy farm. The sheep herd consists of...
Sund (Settlement)
Sund has a single inhabitant in january 2025 and covers 12 merkur of copyhold land, which is divided into two farms, one in Sund and the other in Kaldbaksbotnur....
Streymnes (Settlement)
Streymnes has 333 inhabitants in january 2025 and covers 12 merkur, of which 6 merkur are copyhold land, and 6 merkur are freehold land. There is a single copyhold...
Saksun (Settlement)
Saksun covers 29 merkur and 8 gyllin, of which the 29 merkur are copyhold land and 8 gyllin are freehold land. The copyhold land is divided between four copyhold...
Norðradalur (Settlement)
Norðradalur has nine inhabitants in january 2025 and covers 21 merkur of copyhold land distributed between three farms, one of which has no outfield. The village...
Nesvík (Settlement)
Nesvík is an outlying village from 1931 consisting of two houses in the outfield of Streymnes, but since 2017, it has had no permanent residents. Leguhúsið í...