Fuglafjørður
Fuglafjørður (Danish: Fuglefjord) is a village on Eysturoy's east coast in the Faroe Islands. Its name means "fjord of birds".
Fuglafjørður
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Municipality and village | |
| Fuglafjørður Municipality Fuglafjarðar kommuna (Faroese) | |
Fuglafjørður | |
Location of Fuglafjarðar kommuna in the Faroe Islands | |
Fuglafjørður Location of Fuglafjørður in the Faroe Islands | |
| Coordinates: 62°14′40″N 6°48′52″W | |
| State | Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country | Faroe Islands |
| Island | Eysturoy |
| Municipality | Fuglafjarðar kommuna |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 8.87 sq mi (22.97 km2) |
| Population (January 2024) | |
| • Municipality | 1,633 |
| • Municipality density | 180/sq mi (71/km2) |
| • Village | 1,621 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (WEST) |
| Postal code | FO 530 |
| Climate | Cfc |
| Website | https://fuglafjordur.fo/ |
The village is at the edge of a bay and expands into the surrounding steep hills. The town centre is located close to the harbour and contains most of the shops and services. The harbour in Fuglafjørður is busy, as the town's economy is based on the processing of fish and fish meal. There is fishing-industry, a slip, production of trawl and also oil-depots.
In the past years Fuglafjørður has also become famous for its newly established cultural centre in the town centre that has become one of the main cultural attractions in Eysturoy.
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