Føroyar

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Føroyskt: Føroyar eru oyggjaland í Norðuratlantshavi. Føroyar er partur av Norðurlond og Norðurevropa, og hoyrir til Danmark.
Dansk: Færøerne er en øgruppe i Nordatlanten mellem Skotland, Island og Norge. Færøerne hører til det danske kongerige men er udstrakt selvstyrende og har sit eget flag og parlament. Til forskel fra Danmark er Færøerne ikke medlem af EU. På øgruppen tales færøsk.
Deutsch: Die Färöer sind eine Inselgruppe im Nordatlantik zwischen Schottland, Norwegen und Island gelegen. Die Färöer-Inseln sind eine autonome Nation innerhalb des Königreichs Dänemark mit eigenem Parlament, eigener Flagge und Sprache.
Eesti: Fääri saared (taani keeles Færøerne, fääri keeles Føroyar) on Taani koosseisu kuuluv omavalitsuslik ala Põhja-Atlandil.
English: The Faroe Islands (Føroyar in Faroese) are situated in the Northern Atlantic between Scotland, Iceland and Norway. The Faroes are part of the Kingdom of Denmark with self-government, own flag and language.
Français : Les Îles Feroe (Føroyar dans la langue locale) sont situées dans l'Altlantique Nord entre l'Ecosse, l'Islande et la Norvège. Les Îles Feroe font partie du Royaume du Danemark mais possèdent un gouvernement, un drapeau et une langue propres.
Nederlands: De Faeröer (Faeröers: Føroyar) zijn een groep van achtien eilanden, gelegen in de noordelijke Atlantische Oceaan tussen IJsland, Schotland en Noorwegen. De eilanden vormen binnen het Koninkrijk Denemarken een autonoom gebied met eigen parlement, vlag en taal. In tegenstelling tot Denemarken zijn de Faeröer geen lid van de EU
Norsk bokmål: Færøyene (Føroyar på færøysk) er en øygruppe i Nord-Atlanteren mellom Skottland, Island og Norge. Færøyene er en selvstyrt del av Danmark, med eget parlament, flagg og språk.
Polski: Wyspy Owcze są małym archipelagiem na Morzu Norweskim, między Szkocją, Islandią i Norwegią. Są duńską autonomią, jednak posiadają swój własny parlament, język, kulturę i flagę, a także hymn państwowy.
Svenska: Färöarna är en ögrupp i Nordatlanten, belägen mellan Skottland, Island och Norge. Färöarna tillhör det danska kungariket, men är till största delen självstyrande, och har sin egen flagga och ett eget parlament. Till skillnad från Danmark är Färöarna inte medlemmar i den Europeiska Unionen. På ögruppen talas färöiska.

Symboler (Insignia / Emblemès / Insignien)[edit]

  • Merkið - The Sign - Das Zeichen - Mærket. Føroya Flagg - Flag of the Faroes - Flagge der Färöer - Færøernes Flag - Flaga Wysp Owczych

  • Veðrur - Ram - Widder - Vædder. Skjaldarmerki Føroya - Coat of Arms of the Faroes - Wappen der Färöer - Våben af Færøerne - Bandera de las Islas Faroe - Godło Wysp Owczych

  • Coat of arms at the Faroese representation in Copenhagen

Satellite Photos[edit]

  • Iceland, the Faroes and Hebrides (NASA photo)

  • The Faroes (NASA photo)

Kort (Maps / Cartes / Karten)[edit]

  • Location map of the Faroes

  • location

  • Topographic map of the European region. English captions

  • Topographic map of the European region. Faroese captions

  • Topographic map of the European region. Danish captions

  • Topographic map of the European region. German captions

  • International transport: Flights and ferries to the Faroe Islands

  • The Faroes with the island's names

  • The Faroes with all the cities and villages and the streets between them.

  • The Faroes with all cities, villages, streets, firths, straits and major mountains.

  • The Faroes with all cities, villages, streets, firths, major straits and mountains, ferry harbours and abandoned places.

  • The six regions (sýslur) of the Faroes.

  • The seven shipping register codes of the Faroes.

  • "FÆROARUM - Prima & accurata delineatio". Map by Lucas Debes 1673, the first known detailed map of the Faroes.

  • Municipalities in the Faroe Islands - basic map after 1 January 2005

  • Municipalities in the Faroe Islands - in different colors

  • Municipalities and regions with their names

Vejr og klima (Weather and Climate)[edit]

Fotografier (Photos)[edit]

Byer og landsbyer (Towns and Villages)[edit]

Kirker (Churches)[edit]

Lanskap (Landscape)[edit]

Folk (People)[edit]

  • Hanus í Hanusarstovu and family 1899 in Hvalvík

  • Fowlers 1899

  • 94 year old seaman

  • Student in national costume

  • Student in national costume

  • Faroese dance

  • Faroese chain dance in Sjónleikarhúsið

  • Folk dance club, posing

  • Pál Joensen, the best Faroese swimmer ever

  • Faroese football players (two of these players are from Denmark and Norway)

  • Faroese rowers in a Faroese rowing boat 6-mannafar

  • Village children

  • The singer Guðrun Sólja Jacobsen together with schoolmates and her teacher

  • The singer and songwriter Eivør Pálsdóttir in national costume

  • Tvøroyar Hornorkestur (brass band from Tvøroyri)

  • Faroese girl in a baker shop

  • Elderly Faroese man

  • People on Faroe Islands

  • Worker in a faroese coalmine

  • Children in Árnafjørður

  • A music festival in Tvøroyri

  • Jóannes Eidesgaard, former prime minister of the Faroe Islands

  • Fisherman in Klaksvík

  • Royal visit in Vágur, 21 June 2005

  • Roal visit in Vágur, 21 June 2005

  • From the motion picture "Barbara"

Writers[edit]

  • Steinbjørn B. Jacobsen (1937-2012)

  • Carl Johan Jensen (born 1957)

  • Jógvan Isaksen (born 1950)

  • Janus Djurhuus (1881-1948), Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (1900-1938), William Heinesen (1900-1991) and Hans Andrias Djurhuus (1883-1951)

  • Jacob Olsen (1904-1994) was writer, translator and teacher.

  • Súsanna Helena Patursson (1864-1916)

  • Heðin Brú (1901-1987)

Dyr (Animals)[edit]

  • Young Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) in the Faroe Islands at the beach, between rocks (more photos of him at "Phocidae")

  • Fratercula arctica - Lundi - Atlantic Puffin - Papageitaucher - Macareux arctique - Lunde

  • Young Atlantic puffin, Suðuroy

  • Sterna paradisaea - Terna - Arctic Tern - Küstenseeschwalbe - Havterne

  • Cow and pony from Kirkjubøur in front of the island Hestur

  • Faroe ponies 1899

  • Cat in Gjógv, researching a Faroe boat

  • Young Northern Fulmar, Faroe Islands

  • Pilot whale in Vágsfjørdur, Suðuroy

  • A faroese sheep

Frimærker (Stamps)[edit]

English: Each of the stamps is representing one year. Please click on that year to see the complete volume. See also Category:PD Faroe stamps.

Stamp Sources: All content of the sources is by courtesy of Postverk Føroya licensed as Public Domain. The websites are multi-lingual

Historiske artefakter (Historical artifacts)[edit]

  • British gun from the 2nd World War at the fortress Skansin

  • Propeller of a Royal Air Force plane, crashed in the Faroe Islands

  • Gravestone of New Zealand pilot, crashed in the Faroe Islands

Mad (Food)[edit]

  • Skerpikjøt (dried mutton).

  • Faroese hotdogs

  • Garnatálg, a faroese speciality

  • Garnatálg, a faroese speciality

  • Sheephead, a faroese speciality

  • Restkjøt

  • Faroese dryfish

Lithographs of 1839[edit]

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