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Trap Føroyar

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Trap Føroyar

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  • Føroyskt

  • Jon Sigurð Hansen
    Jon Sigurð Hansen

    (b. 1967) MA in History. Author, self-employed.

Slættanes (Settlement)

by Jóan Pauli Joensen, Jon Sigurð Hansen
The outlying village of Slættanes was established in 1835 with support from Faroe County. Newcomers were allocated some outfield for cultivation and a small am...

Vatnsoyrar (Settlement)

by Jóan Pauli Joensen, Jon Sigurð Hansen
The outlying village of Vatnsoyrar was established in 1921 in the outfield of Miðvágur where three families from Sørvágur settled. During World War II, the ...

Sørvágur (Settlement)

by Jóan Pauli Joensen, Jon Sigurð Hansen
Sørvágur has 1,114 inhabitants and covers 48 merkur, of which 47 merkur and 8 gyllin are freehold land, and 8 gyllin are copyhold land leased by a single copy...

Sandavágur (Settlement)

by Jóan Pauli Joensen, Jon Sigurð Hansen
Sandavágur has 973 inhabitants and covers 48 merkur. Of these, 2 merkur and 8 gyllin are copyhold land, which is distributed between six copyhold tenants, and ...

Miðvágur (Settlement)

by Jóan Pauli Joensen, Jon Sigurð Hansen
Miðvágur has 1,125 inhabitants and covers 48 merkur, of which 22 merkur, 14 gyllin and 17 skinn are copyhold land and 25 merkur, 1 gyllin and 3 skinn are free...

Gásadalur (Settlement)

by Jóan Pauli Joensen, Jon Sigurð Hansen
The markatal settlement of Gásadalur has 14 inhabitants and covers 18 merkur. Of these, 3 merkur and 8 gyllin are copyhold land, which is divided between two c...

Bøur (Settlement)

by Jóan Pauli Joensen, Jon Sigurð Hansen
Bøur covers 18 merkur, of which 13 merkur and 4 gyllin are copyhold land, which is divided among four copyhold tenants, and 4 merkur and 12 gyllin are freehold...

Vágar (Island)

by Jóan Pauli Joensen, Jon Sigurð Hansen
The islands of Vágar and Mykines of 176.4 km² and 9.6 km², respectively, have for centuries constituted one district, Vága, and one superior parish. Today, ...

Mykines (Island)

by Jóan Pauli Joensen, Jon Sigurð Hansen
Mykines has 16 inhabitants and covers 40 merkur. 12 merkur, 10 gyllin and 15 skinn are copyhold land distributed between three copyhold tenants. 27 merkur, 5 gy...

Hiddenfjord

by Jóan Pauli Joensen, Jon Sigurð Hansen
During the economic crisis in 1992, Hiddenfjord built a salmon fry breeding centre, which has since been expanded several times. Hiddenfjord began its salmon fa...

Um Trap Føroyar

Tann talgildi heimurin hjá Trap Føroyum ger, at tað ber til at standa á onkrum ávísum staði í Føroyum og fáa viðkomandi upplýsingar um júst hetta staðið. Talan er ikki um eitt avrit av bókaverkinum ella eini talgildari bók, men eitt persónligt, dynamiskt og talgilt leitiamboð, sum fer at geva íblástur og vegleiða brúkarar á teirra talgildu ferð um tað víðtøkna tilfarið um Føroyar á føroyskum og enskum.

About Trap The Faroe Islands

This digital edition of Trap The Faroe Islands makes it possible to get relevant information about any specific place in the Faroe Islands while you are on location. It is neither a copy of a book nor a digital book, but a dynamic, searchable and more personal tool that will inspire and guide users on their digital journey exploring the vast material about the Faroe Islands in Faroese and English.

 

Tann talgildi heimurin hjá Trap Føroyum er gáva frá grunnunum og hinum stuðlunum aftan fyri verkætlanina – ókeypis og øllum atkomuligt.

The digital universe of Trap The Faroe Islands is a gift from the foundations and the other sponsors behind the project — available for free to everyone.

Sætta útgáva av Trap Danmark varð til við fíggjarligum stuðli frá

The 6th edition of Trap Denmark came into existence with economical support from

Sætta útgáva av Trap Danmark varð til í samstarvi við hesum stovnum

The 6th edition of Trap Denmark came into existence in cooperation with the following institutions

Harumframt hava hesi latið stuðul til Trap Føroyar

Uttanríkis- og mentamálaráðið, BankNordik, Klaksvíkar kommuna, Articon, Fólkakirkjan í Føroyum, Posta, Skansi Offshore, Danskur-Føroyskur Mentanargrunnur, Samnordisk Skogsforskning (SNS) og Det Kongelige Danske Geografiske Selskab.

To Trap The Faroe Islands there has also been support from

Uttanríkis- og mentamálaráðið (Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Culture), BankNordik, Klaksvíkar Municipality, Articon, Fólkakirkjan í Føroyum (the Church of the Faroe Islands), Posta, Skansi Offshore, Danish-Faroese Culture Fund, the Nordic Forest Research Co-operation Committee and the Royal Danish Geographical Society.