Funningur is a village on the Faroe Islands. It is located on the northwest coast of Eysturoy (62°17′17″N 6°58′2″W / 62.28806°N 6.96722°W). It was the only village in the municipality called Funnings kommuna, which on 1 January 2009 became part of Runavíkar kommuna.
Funningur | |
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Village | |
 Funningur | |
  Funningur Location in the Faroe Islands | |
| Coordinates: 62°17′17″N 6°58′2″W / 62.28806°N 6.96722°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Faroe Islands |
| Island | Eysturoy |
| Municipality | Runavíkar kommuna |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.1 sq mi (18.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (1 November 2021) | |
• Total | 47 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
| Climate | ET |
To the west of the village rises the highest mountain in the Faroe Islands, Slættaratindur (880m), however, the summit itself is not visible from the village.
History
editTradition says that the first viking who settled on the Faroe Islands, Grímur Kamban, settled in Funningur. He was a Norwegian Viking escaping the tyranny of the Norse king Haraldur Hárfagri. However, this is an error in the saga, because Harald's reign was in the late 9th century, while the first Norse settlers reached the Faroes after 825. (Actually, Irish monks arrived much earlier ca. 625–650).
Population
editAbout 70 people live in Funningur on both sides of a cascading stream in a compact cluster of houses around a small bay. The wooden turf-roofed church in Funningur dates from 1847 and stands at the water's edge.[1]
Mountains surrounding the village (counter-clockwise from the north):
- Middagsfjall (601m) (due north)
- Gráfelli (856m)
- Slættaratindur (882m) (due west)
- Vaðhorn (780m)
- Blámansfjall (792m) with outcropping Nón (504m)
- Húsafjall (697m) (due south)
Gallery
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Funningur at the fjord Funningsfjørður -
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Brandt, Don (2006). More Stamps and Story of the Faroe Islands (PDF). Vol. 1. Tórshavn: Postverk Føroya. p. 43. ISBN 99918-3-191-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
External links
edit- Faroeislands.dk: Funningur Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands.
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