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The Faroe Islands are divided into 29 municipalities, six regions/shires ( sýsla, sýslur in plural) and since 2007 there has been only one constituency, earlier there were seven constituencies. [1] [2] Each region has one sheriff ( sýslumaður ). Eysturoyar sýsla – Eysturoy region.
Geography Fårö Church. The island is separated from Gotland by the narrow Fårö-strait, and connected by two car ferries, operated by the Swedish Transport Administration.It has a total area of 111.35 square kilometres (42.99 square miles), of which 9.7 square kilometres (3.7 square miles) are water areas or islets.. On the islands of Fårö and Gotland are rock formations called rauk.
Faroese people or Faroe Islanders (Faroese: føroyingar; Danish: færinger) are an ethnic group native to the Faroe Islands. The Faroese are of mixed Norse and Gaelic origins. About 21,000 Faroese live in neighbouring countries, particularly in Denmark, Iceland and Norway.Most Faroese are citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark, in which the Faroe Islands are a constituent nation.
Music of the Faroe Islands. Faroese Jazz, Folk and Blues festival. Faroese music is primarily vocal, accompanied by the fiddle (which arrived in the 17th century) and European dances like the minuet and polka. During the twentieth century choirs have played an important role in the musical history of the Faroes, and some of the best known ...
Swallowtailed version of the flag, unofficial, but popular on the Islands The original flag now hangs in the church of Fámjin. The flag of the Faroe Islands (in Faroese: Merkið) is an offset cross, representing Christianity.It is similar in design to other Nordic flags – a tradition set by the Dannebrog of Denmark, of which the Faroe Islands are an autonomous territory.
The Faroe Islands Football Association ( Faroese: Fótbóltssamband Føroya; Danish: Færøernes fodboldforbund ), or FSF, is the governing body of all domestic football in the Faroe Islands, the highest level of which is the Faroe Islands Premier League. It also runs the Faroe Islands national teams for men and women.
1709 – The Danish Royal Trade Monopoly in the Faroe Islands is founded. 1720 – The Faroe Islands becomes a county of Denmark as part of Sjælland province. 1724 – The Faroe Islands is combined with Iceland into a single province. 1775 – The Faroe Islands are administratively split from Iceland. 19th century
