Hvannasund is located on the west coast of the island of Viðoy. It faces Norðdepil on Borðoy. The villages are connected to each other by a causeway. A large cracked rock rests in an area just north of Hvannasund. An old legend details that the rock, called Skrudhettan, broke the very moment that Jesus was born.
On 26 May 2008, the ocean inexplicably receded 2½ – 3 metres before suddenly hitting the area with great strength.[2] A couple of days later, it was reported that a mini-tsunami had hit Hvannasund. There were no injuries or fatalities.
On 3 September 2008, a majority of the town council, notably excluding the mayor, announced that there would be a referendum on merging Hvannasund municipality with the municipality of Klaksvík. The referendum was held on 17 September. Of the 321 eligible, 278 cast their votes. The result was 68 in favor, 208 against and 2 blanks, thus the merger was rejected.[3]
The church in Hvannasund was built in 1949 and was built by locals. Efforts to get contractors to build the church were unsuccessful, and the church ended up being built by local residents. On 13 November 1949, the church was consecrated by provost Jákup Joensen, which was his very first consecration of a church building. The church was designed by Faroese architect H.C.W. Tórgarð and has room for roughly 100 people.[4] It is located close to the sea in very picturesque environment.
In 2016 an additional building was built next to the church to be used for events that require space for more people, such as funerals, weddings and baptisms.
hvannasund, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, 2020, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, danish, kvanne. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hvannasund Danish Kvannesund older spelling Quannesund is a village and municipality in the Faroe Islands an autonomous region in Denmark Hvannasund KvannesundMunicipality and villageHvannasund to the right of the central causeway and Norddepil to the leftLocation of Hvannasunds kommuna in the Faroe IslandsHvannasundLocation of Hvannasund village in the Faroe IslandsCoordinates 62 17 43 N 6 30 58 W 62 29528 N 6 51611 W 62 29528 6 51611 Coordinates 62 17 43 N 6 30 58 W 62 29528 N 6 51611 W 62 29528 6 51611State Kingdom of DenmarkConstituent country Faroe IslandsIslandVidoyArea Municipality12 81 sq mi 33 19 km2 Population March 2023 1 Municipality432 Municipality density34 sq mi 13 km2 Village251Time zoneGMT Summer DST UTC 1 WEST Postal codeFO 740ClimateCfcWebsitehttp www hvannasund fo Hvannasund is located on the west coast of the island of Vidoy It faces Norddepil on Bordoy The villages are connected to each other by a causeway A large cracked rock rests in an area just north of Hvannasund An old legend details that the rock called Skrudhettan broke the very moment that Jesus was born On 26 May 2008 the ocean inexplicably receded 2 3 metres before suddenly hitting the area with great strength 2 A couple of days later it was reported that a mini tsunami had hit Hvannasund There were no injuries or fatalities On 3 September 2008 a majority of the town council notably excluding the mayor announced that there would be a referendum on merging Hvannasund municipality with the municipality of Klaksvik The referendum was held on 17 September Of the 321 eligible 278 cast their votes The result was 68 in favor 208 against and 2 blanks thus the merger was rejected 3 Contents 1 Towns in municipality 2 Culture 2 1 Church 3 Notable residents 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksTowns in municipality EditHvannasund Norddepil Depil Nordtoftir Fossa abandoned MuliCulture EditChurch Edit The church in Hvannasund was built in 1949 and was built by locals Efforts to get contractors to build the church were unsuccessful and the church ended up being built by local residents On 13 November 1949 the church was consecrated by provost Jakup Joensen which was his very first consecration of a church building The church was designed by Faroese architect H C W Torgard and has room for roughly 100 people 4 It is located close to the sea in very picturesque environment In 2016 an additional building was built next to the church to be used for events that require space for more people such as funerals weddings and baptisms Notable residents EditLivar NystedSee also EditList of towns in the Faroe IslandsReferences Edit Population municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands Vilmund Jacobsen 30 May 2008 Fyribrigdid i Hvannasundi eitt loyndarmal Foroya Tele Retrieved 20 September 2008 permanent dead link Snorri Brend 17 September 2008 Greitt NOY til samanlegging vid Klaksvik Foroya Tele Retrieved 20 September 2008 permanent dead link Hvannasund Folkakirkjan Retrieved 17 December 2018 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hvannasund Faroeislands dk Hvannasund Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands This Faroe Islands location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hvannasund amp oldid 1151178020, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
