VÃkarbyrgi
Víkarbyrgi [ ˌ vʊikaɹ bɪɹdʒɪ ] (Danish: Vigerbirge ) is a place of the Faroe Islands in the south of the east coast of Suðuroy, Faroe Islands ( Denmark). To this end, the neighboring settlement Hamrabyrgi is counted. In the 7th century Irish monks may have lived on the nearby islets Baglhólmur.
- Population: 1 (1 January 2007 )
- Postcode: (FO -928 )
- Municipality: Sumbiar municipal
Demographics
Geography
Lie the villages Víkarbyrgi and Hamrabyrgi, which are separated by a creek on the south of the bay Víkarfjørður Vágsfjordes.
At the entrance of the bay is the 0.8 hectare Baglhólmur, one of the eleven bars of the Faroe Islands.
History
Before the plague was raging in the Middle Ages and in the Faroe Islands, was the twin town of one of the greatest places on Suðuroy. She had a church and a cemetery, the remains of which can still be seen today. Especially near the river, you may see many foundations and stone walls from the Middle Ages.
1349 died all the inhabitants of the village from the plague, to a woman named Sneppan. Because of the long period of isolation during the plague they refused any contact with other people. So they did not have to starve, let men from the neighboring village of Sumba from a ledge dried meat down to her. A piece of land in Hamrarbyrgi wears for her the name " Snepputoftin ".
1830, the city was repopulated. One of those people, the farmer Jógvan Hansen, lived just below the hamar ( " cliff "). Since the 1980s, no one lived year-round in the village. Today Víkarbyrgi is inhabited only during the summer months. 1977 received Víkarbyrgi last village on the South Island connection to the road network. However, left in 1998, the last two inhabitants of the village. Since 2005, the place is inhabited by two people.
Hiking
The area around the site is considered particularly beautiful and is well suited for hiking. Here you will find many ruins remains from the Middle Ages.