Vágur
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| Country |  Denmark |
| Autonomous Province |  Faroe Islands |
| Municipality | Vágs kommuna |
| Population (2007) | |
| - Total | 1,402 |
| Postal code | FO 900 |
Vágur meaning Bay is a town on the Faroe Island of Suðuroy, it is situated on the east coast of the island on the Vágsfjørður fjord, and dates from the fourteenth century. Expansion has meant that the nearby town of Nes is now a suburb of Vágur. Vágur has a sports hall next to the football grounds, a swimmingpool by the school, a High School and a clinic which offers the services of doctors, nurses and dentists. There is also a hotel, Post Office, banks and various shops.
The port area, which is 14 m in depth, is situated on the northern part of the fjord. The port authorities can offer services of piloting (lods), water and fire-fighting, and in connection with the harbour there is a very modern fish factory and auctioneers for fish. The town has a slipway, a fleet of fishing vessels and a filleting factory.
The first hydroelectric power station in the Faroe Islands was built in Vágur in 1921. It is now supplemented by a modern diesel power station on the south side of the fjord.
Vágur Church was built in 1937.
There is a memorial near the main road through Vágur commemorating the efforts of Nólsoyar Páll, the nineteenth-century Faroese hero, poet and genius. He believed that the monopoly trading scheme was seriously restricting the economic potential of the Faroe Islands and set about organising opposition and resistance to it. Although he failed to abolish the monopolies, his actions were the start of a process which eventually led to the abolition of monopoly trading in 1856.[1]
[edit] Tourism
The tourist attractions indclude a wide variety of excursions during the summer. Amongst other things on offer is a boat trip on the old fishing boat, Jóhanna TG 326, west around the island to an area where birds flock and nest by the thousand, close to the world's steepest cliff, Beinisvørð.
The Ruth Smith Art Gallery in Vágur, Suðuroy (Suthern Island) doesn't have regular opening hours. If you wish to visit the art collection, please contact the local Tourist Information. The Ruth Smith Art Gallery is situated in the western part of the village of Vágur in a yellow building on the mainstreet Vágsvegur 101.
For visitors arriving by boat, Vágur is situated 61° 21' north and 06° 49' west.
- Soccer association: VB (Vágs Bóltfelag)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Swaney [February 1991] (1999). Iceland, Greenland & the Faroe Islands, 3rd edition, Lonely Planet Publications. ISBN 0864424531.
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