Æðuvík (Settlement) – Trap The Faroe Islands

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Æðuvík is an outlying village established in 1897 and has 104 inhabitants. A little to the north of the village is the old Tinghella, a bedrock where the spring council was formerly held. There is a small landing site, where there can be a lot of surf.

According to old folklore, many wood spirits have lived in Æðuvík, and one had to be especially careful when walking along the old path between Æðuvík and Nes and by the small Promsgil stream.

In 2001, Æðuvík was named the best preserved village. At Christmas time, Æðuvík is now known as the Christmas village where people decorate with a lot of lights and specially made Christmas decorations.

In 1997, a memorial was erected to celebrate the village’s 100th anniversary: Photographs of the first four couples who settled here have been transferred to stone slabs by stone mason Árni Ziska from Strendur.

The monument is surrounded by a stone structure. The village also has a camping site.

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