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Húsar

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State
  
Kingdom of Denmark

Island
  
Kalsoy

Postal code
  
FO 796

Local time
  
Saturday 3:09 PM

Municipality
  
Húsa Municipality

Constituent country
  
Faroe Islands

Time zone
  
GMT

Climate
  
Cfc

Population
  
53 (1 Jan 2006)

Húsar

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