Hvannasund

Hvannasund Kvannesund
Municipality and village
Norðdepil and Hvannasund Norðdepil and Hvannasund
Location of Hvannasunds kommuna in the Faroe Islands Location of Hvannasunds kommuna in the Faroe Islands
Hvannasund Location of Hvannasund village in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates:
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Faroe Islands
Island	Viðoy
Population (1 January 2006)
• Total	270
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	EST (UTC+1)
Postal code	FO 740
Website	http://www.hvannasund.fo/

Hvannasund (Danish: Kvannesund, older Quannesund) is a village and municipality in the Faroe Islands, an autonomous region in Denmark.

Hvannasund located on the west coast of the island of Viðoy. It faces Norðdepil on Borðoy. The villages are connected to each other by a dam. A large cracked rock rests in an area just north of Hvannasund. An old legend details that the rock, called Skrudhettan, broke the very moment that Jesus was born.

On 26 May 2008, the ocean inexplicably receded 2½ – 3 metres before suddenly hitting the area with great strength. A couple of days later, it was reported that a mini-tsunami had hit Hvannasund. There were no injuries or fatalities.

On 3 September 2008, a majority of the town council, notably excluding the mayor, announced that there would be a referendum on merging Hvannasund municipality with the municipality of Klaksvík. The referendum was held on 17 September. Of the 321 eligible, 278 cast their votes. The result was 68 in favor, 208 against and 2 blanks, thus the merger was rejected.

Towns in municipality

• Hvannasund
• Norðdepil
• Depil
• Norðtoftir
• Múli

See also

• List of towns in the Faroe Islands

External links

• Faroeislands.dk: Hvannasund Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands.