Miðvágur

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There is also a town called Vágur on Suðuroy.

Miðvágur (Danish name: Midvåg) is a village in the Faroe Islands on Vágar.

• Inhabitant: 981 (as of: 31 December 2002)
• Post code (zip): FO-370
• Municipality: Miðvágs kommuna
• Football teams: MB (Miðvágs Bóltfelag) founded in January 1905.

Located on the south coast of the island of Vágar, Miðvágur is the largest town on this Faroese island. For years, Miðvágur has been known as a good location for whaling and traditionally, bells would ring with the cry "Grindabóð!" - "Pilot whale ahoy!"

Miðvágur has been inhabited since at least the Viking period—as excavations have demonstrated. Since these early times, there has been a local "Thingstätte"(local community council), or "Várting".

[edit] People of note from Miðvágur:

• Beinta Broberg (1667-1752), a pastor's wife, and believed to be the model for the main character of Barbara, the best—known Faroese novel.
• Jens Christian Svabo (1746-1824), a pastor's son, who contributed greatly to the modern concept of a Faroese written language, working to standarize grammar and spelling and created a Faroese dictionary. Svabo also collected a variety of folk-tales and historical examples of the spoken dialect of Faroese on Miðvágur.

[edit] See also

• List of towns in the Faroe Islands

[edit] External link

• Faroeislands.dk: Midvágur