Miðvágur

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Coordinates: 62°03′04″N 7°11′38″W / 62.05111, -7.19389
Miðvágur
— Village —

Miðvágur Location within the Faroe Islands
Country	Denmark
Autonomous Province	Faroe Islands
Municipality	Miðvágs kommuna
Population 31 December 2002^{[citation needed]}
- Total	981
ZIP code	FO-370

Stamp FO 514 of Postverk Føroya
Issued: 7 February 2005
Artist: Eli Smith

Miðvágur is a village in the Faroe Islands on Vágar.

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".

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

[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 links

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