Skarvanes

Skarvanes (Danish: Skarvenæs) is a village on Sandoy, in the Faroe Islands.

Skarvanes
Village
Skarvanes, with the islands of Lítla Dímun
and Stóra Dímun in the background
Sandoy
Skarvanes
Location in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 61°47′35″N 6°44′13″W
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Faroe Islands
IslandSandoy
MunicipalityHúsavík Municipality
Population
 (1 January 2013)
  Total13
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (EST)
ClimateCfc

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.

Most of the houses in the scenic village are used as summer houses and for similar purposes nowadays.

References

  1. Faeroe Islands. "All villages on the Faroe Islands". Faeroe Islands.dk. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
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