Fámjin is a village in the Faroe Islands. The Faroe Islands or Faeroe Islands or simply Faroe(s or Faeroes (Føroyar meaning " Sheep Islands" Færøerne Old Norse
- Population: 115 (2006)
- Location:
- Postal code (Zip): FO 870
- Municipality: Fámjins
Fámjin lies beautifully surrounded by high mountains on the west coast of Suðuroy. Tvøroyri The biggest mountain Gluggarnir 610 mMountains 55 --> Suðuroy (literally South Island is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands The church in Fámjin is from 1876. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year In the church there is a runestone from the 16th century (see Fámjin stone) and the prototype of the Faroese flag Merkið. A runestone is typically a raised stone with a runic inscription but the term can also be applied to inscriptions on boulders and on bedrock The flag of the Faroe Islands is an offset cross following as with other Nordic flags the tradition set by Dannebrog.
This flag was made by Jens Oliver Lisberg from Fámjin and others while they were studying in Copenhagen in 1919. Jens Oliver Lisberg ( 24 December 1896 &ndash 31 August 1920) (Jens Olivur Lisberg in modern Faroese) is one of the inventors of the Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common First time "Merkið" was used in the Faroe Islands, was on June 22, 1919 in Famjin, the occasion was a wedding. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Merkið was not officially recognized in the beginning. However during World War II England prohibited the use of the flag of Denmark on Faroese ships as Denmark was at that time occupied by Germany. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The national flag of Denmark, Dannebrog, is red with a white Scandinavian cross that extends to the edges of the flag the vertical part of the The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Nazi Germany’s occupation of Denmark began with Operation Weserübung 9 April 1940, and lasted until German forces withdrew Therefore Merkið was run up on the ships instead. (April 25, 1940 is the official date of recognition) Not until the verification of the home rule act in 1948 was Merkið recognized as the official flag of the Faroe Islands. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
See also
External links
- Faroeislands.dk: Famjin Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands. This is a list of towns in the Faroe Islands:
- Famjin homepage
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