Miðvágur, Vágar Island, Faroe Islands

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🇫🇴 Miðvágur is a village in the Faroe Islands on Vágar. It was a municipality until 2009 when it fused with Sandavágur into Vága kommuna.

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 "Grindaboð!" - "Pilot whale ahoy!"

History 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". The most interesting building of the village is Kálvalíð, a house which was probably built at the end of the Middle Ages. It is the oldest building of the village and possibly of the whole Faroe Islands. Kálvalíð consists of two rooms with a turf roof, built in the traditional faroese style. Today it houses a museum.

Sport The local football team is MB (Miðvágs Bóltfelag), founded in January 1905. The rowing club from Miðvágur is Miðvágs Róðrarfelag.

Faroe Time 

Miðvágur has a population of over 1,130 people. Miðvágur also forms part of the wider Vágar Island which has a population of over 3,367 people. It is also a part of the larger Faroe Islands. Miðvágur is situated 510 km north of Inverness.

Twin Towns - Sister Cities Miðvágur has links with:

🇮🇸 Reykjanesbær, Iceland

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North of: 62.05

🇫🇮 Jyväskylä 62.243

🇸🇪 Sundsvall 62.4

🇨🇦 Yellowknife 62.455

🇳🇴 Ålesund 62.471

🇷🇺 Mirny 62.55

🇫🇮 Joensuu 62.603

🇸🇪 Härnösand 62.633

🇳🇴 Molde 62.75

🇫🇮 Seinäjoki 62.789

🇫🇮 Kuopio 62.893

South of: 62.05

🇷🇺 Yakutsk 62.029

🇷🇺 Petrozavodsk 61.79

🇫🇮 Mikkeli 61.693

🇷🇺 Syktyvkar 61.672

🇺🇸 Palmer 61.6

🇺🇸 Wasilla 61.567

🇺🇸 Knik-Fairview 61.517

🇫🇮 Tampere 61.498

🇫🇮 Pori 61.486

🇳🇴 Førde 61.443

East of: -7.183

🇵🇹 Elvas -7.164

🇮🇪 Waterford -7.127

🇲🇦 Benslimane -7.117

🇪🇸 Badajoz -6.967

🇮🇪 Monaghan -6.967

🇪🇸 Huelva -6.945

🇲🇦 Ouarzazate -6.917

🇮🇪 Kildare -6.911

🇲🇦 Temara -6.901

🇲🇦 Rabat -6.83

West of: -7.183

🇮🇪 Kilkenny -7.256

🇮🇪 Portlaoise -7.3

🇮🇪 Omagh -7.309

🇮🇪 Derry -7.317

🇵🇹 Guarda -7.333

🇮🇪 Mullingar -7.338

🇮🇪 Cavan -7.36

🇲🇦 Mohammedia -7.372

🇪🇸 Ayamonte -7.4

🇮🇪 Strabane -7.47

Antipodal to Miðvágur is: 172.817,-62.05

Locations Near: Miðvágur -7.18333,62.05

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Kirkwall -2.96,58.981 d: 412  

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Inverness -4.226,57.48 d: 534.3  

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Elgin -3.322,57.653 d: 534.1  

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Lochgilphead -5.432,56.038 d: 675.9  

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Greenock -4.765,55.95 d: 692.2  

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Dumbarton -4.57,55.943 d: 695.2  

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Strathclyde -5.033,55.733 d: 713.1  

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Perth -3.477,56.421 d: 660.2  

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Renfrew -4.438,55.89 d: 702.6  

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Stirling -3.937,56.117 d: 685.1  

Antipodal to: Miðvágur 172.817,-62.05

🇳🇿 Invercargill 168.373,-46.413 d: 18253.5  

🇳🇿 Dunedin 170.474,-45.884 d: 18211.2  

🇳🇿 Queenstown 168.658,-45.033 d: 18104  

🇳🇿 Christchurch 172.617,-43.517 d: 17954.2  

🇳🇿 Canterbury 171.58,-43.543 d: 17955.6  

🇳🇿 Richmond 173.183,-41.333 d: 17711.4  

🇳🇿 Nelson 173.284,-41.269 d: 17704.1  

🇳🇿 Wellington 174.767,-41.283 d: 17702.3  

🇳🇿 Hutt 174.917,-41.217 d: 17694.3  

🇳🇿 Lower Hutt 174.917,-41.217 d: 17694.3  

Flood Risk: Climate Central 62.05 -7.18333

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