Skarvanes
Skarvanes | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Skarvanes | |
 Sandoy | |
  Skarvanes Location in the Faroe Islands | |
| Coordinates: 61°47′35″N 6°44′13″W / 61.79306°N 6.73694°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Faroe Islands |
| Island | Sandoy |
| Municipality | Húsavík Municipality |
| Population (1 January 2013) | |
| • Total | 13 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
| Climate | Cfc |
Skarvanes (Danish: Skarvenæs) is a village on Sandoy, in the Faroe Islands.
Its last permanent inhabitant died in 2000, although there was still a family of four living in a nearby valley.[1] Later a few more people moved back to the village.
At the moment (2014) there are three families living there: one of them is a family of five - 3 children and two parents. Another family is made up of 3 people, one child and two parents. Lastly there is a father and son. In total there are 10 people living there regularly.[citation needed]
Most of the houses in the scenic village are used as summer houses and for similar purposes nowadays.
References
- ^ Faeroe Islands. "All villages on the Faroe Islands". Faeroe Islands.dk. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
External links
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