Árnafjørður (Settlement)

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Árnafjørður, mentioned in Hundabrævið, lies at the bottom of a fjord of the same name and belongs to Klaksvíkar Kommuna. The village covers 16 merkur, of which 10 merkur are copyhold land, which are divided between two copyhold tenants, and 6 merkur are freehold land. The sheep herd consists of 394 animals. In the period 1966‑2020, the number of inhabitants decreased from 98 to 75.

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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.