Place:Fuglafjørður, Eysturoy, Faroe Islands

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NameFuglafjørður
TypeCity
Coordinates62.244°N 6.814°W
Located inEysturoy, Faroe Islands
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Fuglafjørður is a village on Eysturoy's east coast in the Faroe Islands. Its name means "fjord of birds".

The village is at the edge of a bay and expands into the surrounding steep hills. The town centre is located close to the harbour and contains most of the shops and services. The harbour in Fuglafjørður is busy, as the town's economy is based on the processing of fish and fish meal. There is fishing-industry, a slip, production of trawl and also oil-depots. In the 1970s there was a terrible stink from the fishing-industry but that has since been solved.

In the past years Fuglafjørður has also become famous for its newly established cultural centre in the town centre that has become one of the main cultural attractions in Eysturoy.

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