Gásadalur is located on the edge of Mykinesfjørður, surrounded by the highest mountains on Vágar. Árnafjall towers to a height of 722 metres to the north, and Eysturtindur to the east is 715 metres high. Here too, the view south to Tindhólmur and Gáshólmur is quite magnificent. Eysturtindur translates to English as "the Peak in the East".[1]
The boat landing site is very poor, because it is located somewhat higher than the seashore. So if the residents wanted to fish, they were obliged to keep their boats near Bøur. In 1940, during the British occupation of the Faroe Islands, a stairway was built from the beach up to the village.
In order to reach any of the other villages by land, residents had to take the strenuous route over mountains more than 400 metres high. This isolation explains why the village population had decreased. In 2002 there were only sixteen people living in Gásadalur, and several of the houses stand empty today. It had a population of 18 in 2012.[2] It had a population of 11 in 2020.
In 2004 the Gásadalstunnilin tunnel was blasted through the rock, and it became possible to drive through by car. The residents hope this will mean that the village population will increase again. While the population increased briefly and reached a peak of 23 in 2010 it has only decreased since then and is at only 11 as of 2020. There are good opportunities for farming, and the same number of fields as in Bøur, but here only a few are royal estate, while most of them are freehold land.
There is a story that the village was named after a woman called Gæsa, who came from Kirkjubøur. She had eaten meat during the Lent fast, and for this unholy deed all her property was confiscated. She fled to the valley on Vágar, which was named after her. Most other village stories are about spirits and elves.[citation needed]
A more likely explanation is that Gásadalur (Goose Valley) is named after the wild geese, which from ancient times have traveled to the valley.[citation needed]
Gallery of images of Gásadalur
Village idyll Photo: Erik Christensen
House in Gásadalur Photo: Erik Christensen
Parish hall of Gásadalur Photo: Erik Christensen
Small house with turf roof Photo: Erik Christensen
Basalt stacks at Gásadalur Photo: Erik Christensen
Stream in Gásadalur Photo: Erik Christensen
Stamp FO 453 of the Faroe Islands, 2003
Stamp FO 506 of the Faroe Islands, 2005 Artist: Eli Smith
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gásadalur, danish, gåsedal, village, located, west, side, vágar, faroe, islands, enjoys, panoramic, view, over, island, mykines, villageview, from, westlocation, faroe, islandscoordinates, 11222, 43472, 11222, 43472, coordinates, 11222, 43472, 11222, 43472stat. Gasadalur Danish Gasedal is a village located on the west side of Vagar Faroe Islands and enjoys a panoramic view over to the island of Mykines GasadalurVillageView of Gasadalur from the westGasadalurLocation in the Faroe IslandsCoordinates 62 6 44 N 7 26 5 W 62 11222 N 7 43472 W 62 11222 7 43472 Coordinates 62 6 44 N 7 26 5 W 62 11222 N 7 43472 W 62 11222 7 43472State Kingdom of DenmarkConstituent country Faroe IslandsIslandVagarMunicipalitySorvagurPopulation 1 January 2020 Total11Time zoneGMT Summer DST UTC 1 EST Postal codeFO 387ClimateCfc The Gasadalstunnilin tunnel Oct 2005 Gasadalur is located on the edge of Mykinesfjordur surrounded by the highest mountains on Vagar Arnafjall towers to a height of 722 metres to the north and Eysturtindur to the east is 715 metres high Here too the view south to Tindholmur and Gasholmur is quite magnificent Eysturtindur translates to English as the Peak in the East 1 The boat landing site is very poor because it is located somewhat higher than the seashore So if the residents wanted to fish they were obliged to keep their boats near Bour In 1940 during the British occupation of the Faroe Islands a stairway was built from the beach up to the village In order to reach any of the other villages by land residents had to take the strenuous route over mountains more than 400 metres high This isolation explains why the village population had decreased In 2002 there were only sixteen people living in Gasadalur and several of the houses stand empty today It had a population of 18 in 2012 2 It had a population of 11 in 2020 In 2004 the Gasadalstunnilin tunnel was blasted through the rock and it became possible to drive through by car The residents hope this will mean that the village population will increase again While the population increased briefly and reached a peak of 23 in 2010 it has only decreased since then and is at only 11 as of 2020 There are good opportunities for farming and the same number of fields as in Bour but here only a few are royal estate while most of them are freehold land Contents 1 Etymology 2 Gallery of images of Gasadalur 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksEtymology EditThere is a story that the village was named after a woman called Gaesa who came from Kirkjubour She had eaten meat during the Lent fast and for this unholy deed all her property was confiscated She fled to the valley on Vagar which was named after her Most other village stories are about spirits and elves citation needed A more likely explanation is that Gasadalur Goose Valley is named after the wild geese which from ancient times have traveled to the valley citation needed Gallery of images of Gasadalur Edit Village idyllPhoto Erik Christensen House in GasadalurPhoto Erik Christensen Parish hall of GasadalurPhoto Erik Christensen Small house with turf roofPhoto Erik Christensen Basalt stacks at GasadalurPhoto Erik Christensen Stream in GasadalurPhoto Erik Christensen Stamp FO 453 of the Faroe Islands 2003 Stamp FO 506 of the Faroe Islands 2005Artist Eli Smith Gasadalur Faroe Islands October 2005See also EditList of towns in the Faroe IslandsReferences Edit Gasadalur Guide to Faroe Islands Folkatal Archived 2013 09 21 at the Wayback Machine Municipality websiteExternal links EditFaroestamps fo public domain Faroeislands dk Gasadalur Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gasadalur Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gasadalur amp oldid 1148725125, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
