Vatnsoyrar
Vatnsoyrar | |
|---|---|
Village | |
EST) | |
| Postal code | FO 385 |
| Climate | Cfc |
Vatnsoyrar (
Vagar
.
Vatnsoyrar, being created in 1921, is one of the youngest settlements in the Faroes. It is the only village in the archipelago that is not on the coast, but instead it is next to
Second World War
, while Vagar's airport was built immediately to the west of the lake.
There is a small motor museum (Vatnsoyra Bilasavn) in Vatnsoyrar with, among other things, a 1915
Model T Ford and a 1922 Ford Model TT
truck, the first types of car to be used on the Faroe Islands. Beyond that there is a factory for doors and windows (Vatnsoyra Snikkaravirki).
There is a popular camp school for young people in Vatnsoyrar.
See also
- List of towns in the Faroe Islands
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vatnsoyrar.
- Faroeislands.dk: Vatnsoyrar Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands.
- Site based in Vatnsoyrar
-
Entering Vatnsoyrar -
Main road No.11 passing Vatnsoyrar -
Scene at Sorvagsvatn
,_road_No_11.jpg)
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