State Kingdom of Denmark Postal code FO 796 Local time Saturday 3:09 PM Municipality Húsa Municipality | Time zone GMT Climate Cfc Population 53 (1 Jan 2006) | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind SE at 34 km/h, 74% Humidity | ||
Húsar (Danish: Husum) is a village on the East side of Kalsoy, Faroe Islands.
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It is the oldest of the villages on Kalsoy. The church, which is made of stone, was built in 1920.
Transportation
Húsar is connected to Klaksvík by a ferry that visits the village three times a day. From Húsar the other villages on the island can be reached by bus.
Húsar is also involved in fish farming, particularly the production of fry. The fry is grown for 1½ to 2 years. After that it is placed in sea farms where it will grow into fish. Húsar also has a cutler who produces exquisite handmade knives for whale slaughtering.
References
Húsar Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA