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Skopun (pronounced [skopʊn]; Danish: Skopen) is a town in the Faroe Islands situated on the northern coast of Sandoy.
Skopun | |
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Municipality and village | |
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 Location of Skopun Municipality in the Faroe Islands | |
  Skopun Location of Skopun village in the Faroe Islands | |
| Coordinates: 61°54′45″N 6°52′19″W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Faroe Islands |
| Island | Sandoy |
| Municipality | Skopun Municipality |
| Founded | 1833 |
| Population (August 2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 465 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
| Postal code | FO 240 |
| Climate | Cfc |
| Website | Skopun |
Skopun is the second-largest town on the island. Skopun Municipality consists only of the town of Skopun.
History
Although the area has been inhabited since the Middle Ages, Skopun was not founded until 1833.[2] The people of Skopun did not possess any land. They subsisted on fishing, so the houses were built close to the water.
In 1897, Skopun's church was constructed out of timber taken from the old church of Vestmanna. The Faroe Islands' first road was built on Sandoy in 1917,[3] as part of a government-financed plan to improve the island's non-existent harbour facilities. It connects Skopun with Sandur, the island's main town. Skopun's harbour was built in 1926 and later extended. In 1982, the harbour was furnished with a gate which protects the dock from the sea. A 1988 hurricane destroyed the town's small wood.
A car ferry used to connect Skopun with the capital, Tórshavn. Today, the ferry goes to the newly constructed port of Gamlarætt, located on the south-west coast of Streymoy.
People from Skopun
- Peter Mohr Dam, prime minister
- Gerhard Lognberg, politician
- Niels Winther Poulsen, educator and politician
- Sakaris Stórá, film director
See also
- List of towns in the Faroe Islands
- Skopunarfjørður
Gallery
The village of Skopun
View over Skopun
View from Skopun northwards over the Skopunarfjørður to Hestur
References
- Population, municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands
- Wylie, Jonathan (1987). The Faroe Islands: Interpretations of History. The University Press of Kentucky. p. 120. ISBN 0-8131-1578-7.
- Proctor, James (2008). Faroe Islands. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-84162-224-8.
External links
- Skopun, information and pictures on Faroe Islands.dk
- Maps, airports, & weather on Skopun, Faeroe Islands Page
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