Falster in Denmark

8 October 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Main street of Stubbekøbing © Wolfgang Sauber/cc-by-sa-3.0

Main street of Stubbekøbing © Wolfgang Sauber/cc-by-sa-3.0

Falster is an island in south-eastern Denmark with an area of 486.2 km² (187.7 sq mi) and 43,398 inhabitants as of 1 January 2010. Located in the Kattegat, Belts and Sound area, it is part of Region Zealand and is administered by Guldborgsund Municipality. Falster includes Denmark’s southernmost point, Gedser Odde, near Gedser.   read more…

Theme Week Faroe Islands – Streymoy

28 September 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Environment Reading Time:  7 minutes

Tórshavn, capital of the Faroe Islands © flickr.com - Arne List/cc-by-sa-2.0

Tórshavn, capital of the Faroe Islands © flickr.com – Arne List/cc-by-sa-2.0

Streymoy (Danish: Strømø) is the largest and most populated island of the Faroe Islands. The capital, Tórshavn, is located on its southeast coast. The name means “island of currents”. It also refers to the largest region of the country that also includes the islands of Hestur, Koltur and Nólsoy.   read more…

Theme Week Faroe Islands – Eysturoy

27 September 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Environment Reading Time:  7 minutes

Fuglafjørður © Erik Christensen/cc-by-sa-3.0

Fuglafjørður © Erik Christensen/cc-by-sa-3.0

Eysturoy (meaning ‘East Island’) is a region and the second-largest of the Faroe Islands, both in size and population. Eysturoy is separated by a narrow sound from the main island of Streymoy. Eysturoy is extremely rugged, with some 66 separate mountain peaks, including Slættaratindur, the highest peak in the archipelago at 880 metres (2,890 ft). The country’s two longest fjords, Skálafjørður in the south and Funningsfjørður in the north, almost split the island in two halves. The isthmus in between, Millum Fjarða, is one of the flattest areas in the country. Important settlements on Eysturoy are Fuglafjørður in the north and the densely populated area of the municipalities of Runavík and Nes in the south.   read more…

Theme Week Faroe Islands – Suðuroy

26 September 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Environment Reading Time:  7 minutes

Town of Porkeri © Erik Christensen/cc-by-sa-3.0

Town of Porkeri © Erik Christensen/cc-by-sa-3.0

Suðuroy (literally ‘South Island’, Danish: Suderø) is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands. The island covers 163.7 square kilometres (63.2 sq mi). In 2018 the population was 4,601. Suðuroy region (sýsla) comprises this island and Lítla Dímun, the next isle northward in the Faroes, which is uninhabited.   read more…

Theme Week Faroe Islands – Sandoy

25 September 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Environment Reading Time:  6 minutes

Town of Skálavík © EileenSanda/cc-by-sa-3.0

Town of Skálavík © EileenSanda/cc-by-sa-3.0

Sandoy (“Sand Island”) is the first of the five southern islands that make up the Faroe chain, the fifth biggest of all the Faroe Islands, an autonomous region of the Kingdom of Denmark. It also refers to the region that includes this island along with Skúvoy and Stóra Dímun. As of January 2020, the largest population centre on the island is the village of Sandur with a population of 532. Other settlements include Skarvanes, Skopun, Skálavík, Húsavík and Dalur. Sandoy gets its name from the large beach at Sandur, and the general sandy soil of the island. It is the only island with dunes.   read more…

Theme Week Faroe Islands – Vágar

24 September 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Environment Reading Time:  7 minutes

Waterfall Múlafossur near Gásadalur © flickr.com - DavideGorla/cc-by-2.0

Waterfall Múlafossur near Gásadalur © flickr.com – DavideGorla/cc-by-2.0

Vágar (Danish: Vågø) is one of the 18 islands in the archipelago of the Faroe Islands and the most westerly of the large islands. With a size of 178 square kilometres (69 square miles), it ranks third in size, behind Streymoy and Eysturoy. Vágar region also comprises the island of Mykines. The Vágar island shape is very distinctive, since on maps it resembles a dog’s head. The fjord Sørvágsfjørður is the mouth and the lake Fjallavatn is the eye.   read more…

Theme Week Faroe Islands

23 September 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Bon voyage Reading Time:  9 minutes

Faroese sheep and the town of Sumba © kallerna/cc-by-sa-4.0

Faroese sheep and the town of Sumba © kallerna/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Faroe or Faeroe Islands, or simply the Faroes (Faroese: Føroyar, Danish: Færøerne), are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. The official language of the country is Faroese, which is closely related to and partially mutually intelligible with Icelandic.   read more…

Theme Week Funen – Faaborg

31 August 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  7 minutes

Faaborg Harbour © flickr.com - m.prinke/cc-by-sa-2.0

Faaborg Harbour © flickr.com – m.prinke/cc-by-sa-2.0

Faaborg or Fåborg is an old port town located on Faaborg Fjord in Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality on the island of Funen in Denmark. By road, Faaborg is located 42 kilometres (26 mi) southwest of Odense, 27 kilometres (17 mi) west-northwest of Svendborg, and roughly 70 kilometres (43 mi) southeast of Middelfart, depending upon the route. It has a population of 6,867 (1 January 2024). With its busy port, narrow streets and attractive old houses, the town is popular with tourists, particularly in the summer months. Faaborg was formerly the seat of Faaborg municipality. The seat of the new municipality is Ringe. Both municipalities use(d) Faaborg’s medieval coat of arms.   read more…

Theme Week Funen – Nyborg

30 August 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  9 minutes

© Andree Stephan/cc-by-3.0

© Andree Stephan/cc-by-3.0

Nyborg is a city in central Denmark, located in Nyborg Municipality on the island of Funen and with a population of 17,902 (2024). It is the easternmost settlement on Funen. By road, it is located 34 km east of Odense, 35 km north of Svendborg and 21 km south of Kerteminde. It also connects to Korsør through the Great Belt Bridge. Nyborg is the seat of Nyborg Municipality, and until 1793 it was also the seat of Nyborg County.   read more…

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