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(Redirected from Míðvágur) Village in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark
Miðvágur Midvåg
Village
Miðvágur is located in Denmark Faroe IslandsMiðvágurMiðvágurLocation in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62°03′04″N 7°11′38″W / 62.05111°N 7.19389°W / 62.05111; -7.19389
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Faroe Islands
IslandVágar
MunicipalityVága kommuna
Population
 • Total1,129
ZIP codeFO-370
ClimateCfc

Miðvágur (Danish: Midvåg), is a village in the Faroe Islands on Vágar. It has been a municipality until 1 January 2009 when it fused with Sandavágur into Vága kommuna.

Located on the south coast of the island of Vágar, Miðvágur is the largest town on this Faroese island. For years, Miðvágur has been known as a good location for whaling and traditionally, bells would ring with the cry "Grindaboð!" - "Pilot whale ahoy!"

History

Miðvágur has been inhabited since at least the Viking period —as excavations have demonstrated. Since these early times, there has been a local "Thingstätte" (local community council), or "Várting". The most interesting building of the village is Kálvalíð, a house which was probably built at the end of the Middle Ages. It is the oldest building of the village and possibly of the whole Faroe Islands. Kálvalíð consists of two rooms with a turf roof, built in the traditional faroese style. Today it houses a museum.

Sports

The local football team is MB (Miðvágs Bóltfelag), founded in January 1905. The rowing club from Miðvágur is Miðvágs Róðrarfelag.

People of note from Miðvágur

  • Greta Svabo Bech, Faroese singer
  • Beinta Broberg (1667–1752), a pastor's wife, and believed to be the model for the main character of Barbara, the best-known Faroese novel (written in Danish).
  • Pauli Ellefsen (1936-2012), Former Prime Minister (1981-1985)
  • Sverri Sandberg Nielsen, (born 1993) a Faroese rower
  • Rasmus Rasmussen (1871–1962), writer
  • Jens Christian Svabo (1746–1824), a pastor's son, who contributed greatly to the modern concept of a Faroese written language, working to standardize grammar and spelling and created a Faroese dictionary. Svabo also collected a variety of folk-tales and historical examples of the spoken dialect of Faroese on Miðvágur.

See also

References

  1. Population, municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands

External links

  • Stamp FO 514 of Postverk Føroya Issued: 7 February 2005 Artist: Eli Smith Stamp FO 514 of Postverk Føroya
    Issued: 7 February 2005
    Artist: Eli Smith
  • "Vestanstevna" village festival in Miðvágur, 2011 "Vestanstevna" village festival in Miðvágur, 2011
  • Kálvalíd house Kálvalíd house
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