March 2025 – VisitNorth

Kunoy

Anni Midjord March 31, 2025 No Comments

Kunoy on the island’s west side, mentioned in Hundabrævið, has 83 inhabitants (as of 31st December 2024) and covers 32 merkur and 8 gyllin, divided into 6 merkur and 8 gyllin…

Haraldssund

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Haraldssund, mentioned in Hundabrævið, has 69 inhabitants and covers 16 merkur. Of these, 9 merkur are copyhold land and 7 merkur are freehold land. The copyhold land is divided between three…

Viðareiði, mentioned in Hundabrævið from 1350, covers 48 merkur. 44 merkur are copyhold land and 4 merkur are freehold land. The copyhold land is divided between eight copyhold tenants. The sheep herd…

Hvannasund

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Hvannasund covers 16 merkur of copyhold land, which is divided between four copyhold tenants. The village is mentioned in the first Faroese land register from 1584. The sheep herd consists…

Kirkja

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Kirkja has 30 inhabitants and covers 20 merkur, of which 3 merkur are copyhold land and 17 merkur are freehold land. The copyhold land is divided between two copyhold tenants.…

Hattarvík

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Hattarvík has 19 inhabitants (as of 31st December 2024) and covers 27 merkur divided into 23 merkur and 8 gyllin copyhold land and 3 merkur and 8 gyllin freehold land.…

Klaksvík

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Klaksvík, previously called norðuri í Vági, has 5,105 inhabitants (as of 31st December 2024) and covers 59 merkur and 12 gyllin. 47 merkur and 12 gyllin are copyhold land divided…

Ánirnar (Ánir)

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Ánirnar is an outlying village from 1840 north of Klaksvík. Here, the municipality has built a large and modern port for both shipping and fishing. The port capacitates large ships, including…

Árnafjørður

Anni Midjord March 31, 2025 No Comments

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…

Norðtoftir

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Norðtoftir has 1 inhabitant (as of 31st December 2024) and covers 4 merkur. Of this, 8 gyllin are copyhold land and 3 merkur and 8 gyllin are freehold land. The…

Month: March 2025