Elduvík (Settlement)

Elduvík, mentioned in Hundabrævið, has 12 inhabitants and covers 30 merkur and 4 gyllin. Of these, 21 merkur and 4 gyllin are copyhold land distributed between five copyhold tenants, one of whom lives in Funningsfjørður; 9 merkur are freehold land. The sheep herd consists of 1,126 animals.

According to legend, a ship is buried inside Álvheggur.

The church is a wooden church from 1951, designed by H.C.W. Tórgarð. The school was built in 1885.

In 2020, the sculpture Marmennilin (The Merman) by the artist Hans Pauli Olsen was unveiled. It is based on a famous legend about the merman.

Further reading

• Eysturoy (Island)
• Æðuvík (Settlement)
• Eiði (Settlement) and Eiðis Municipality
• Fuglafjørður (Settlement) and Fuglafjarðar Municipality
• Funningsfjørður (Settlement)
• Funningur (Settlement)
• Gjógv (Settlement)
• Gøta (Settlements)
• Gøtugjógv (Settlement)
• Hellurnar (Settlement)
• Kambsdalur (Settlement)
• Kambsdalur (Settlement)
• Lamba (Settlement)
• Lambareiði (Settlement)
• Leirvík (Settlement)
• Ljósá (Settlment)
• Nes (Settlement) and Nes Municipality (Eysturoy)
• Norðragøta (Settlement)
• Norðskáli (Settlement)
• Oyndarfjørður (Settlement)
• Oyrarbakki (Settlement)
• Oyri (Settlement)
• Rituvík (Settlement)
• Runavík (Settlement) og Runavíkar Municipality
• Saltnes (Settlement)
• Selatrað (Settlement)
• Sjóar Municipality
• Skálafjørður (Settlement)
• Skáli (Settlement)
• Skipanes (Settlement)
• Søldarfjørður (Settlement)
• Strendur (Settlement)
• Sunda Municipality
• Svínáir (Settlement)
• Syðrugøta (Settlement)
• Toftir (Settlement)
• Undir Gøtueiði (Settlement)

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