Funningur
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| State | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country | File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands |
| Island | Eysturoy |
| Municipality | Runavíkar kommuna |
| Established | 9th century |
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| Time zone | GMT |
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| Template:Pluralize from text | FO 475 |
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| Climate | ET |
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Funningur is a village on the Faroe Islands. It is located on the northwest coast of Eysturoy (Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found.). It was the only village in the municipality called Funnings kommuna, which on 1 January 2009 became part of Runavíkar kommuna.
To the west of the village rises the highest mountain in the Faroe Islands, Slættaratindur (880m), however, the summit itself is not visible from the village.
History
Tradition says that the first viking who settled on the Faroe Islands, Grímur Kamban, settled in Funningur. He was a Norwegian Viking escaping the tyranny of the Norse king Haraldur Hárfagri. However, this is an error in the saga, because Harald's reign was in the late 9th century, while the first Norse settlers reached the Faroes after 825. (Actually, Irish monks arrived much earlier ca. 625–650).
Population
About 70 people live in Funningur on both sides of a cascading stream in a compact cluster of houses around a small bay. The wooden turf-roofed church in Funningur dates from 1847 and stands at the water's edge.[2]
Mountains surrounding the village (counter-clockwise from the north):
- Middagsfjall (601m) (due north)
- Gráfelli (856m)
- Slættaratindur (882m) (due west)
- Vaðhorn (780m)
- Blámansfjall (792m) with outcropping Nón (504m)
- Húsafjall (697m) (due south)
Gallery
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Funningur Church
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Funningur at the fjord Funningsfjørður
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."IB01010 Fólkatalsbroytingar skiftar á fødd, deyð, flutt, bygd og mánaðir (1985-2025)". Hagtalsgrunnur. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Brandt, Don (2006). More Stamps and Story of the Faroe Islands (PDF). Vol. 1. Tórshavn: Postverk Føroya. p. 43. ISBN 99918-3-191-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
External links
- Faroeislands.dk: Funningur Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands.
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