Vatnsoyrar ( da, Vandsøre) is a village founded in 1921 in the middle of the Faroese island of Vagar. Vatnsoyrar, being created in 1921, is one of the youngest settlements in the Faroes. It is the only village in the archipelago that is not on the coast, but instead it is next to Sørvagsvatn, the largest lake on the Faroe Islands. Sørvagsvatn was used by the

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as a natural airfield for

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during the English occupation of the Faroes in the

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, while Vagar's airport was built immediately to the west of the lake. There is a small motor museum (Vatnsoyra Bilasavn) in Vatnsoyrar with, among other things, a 1915

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and a 1922 Ford Model TT truck, the first types of car to be used on the Faroe Islands. Beyond that there is a factory for doors and windows (Vatnsoyra Snikkaravirki). There is a popular camp school for young people in Vatnsoyrar.

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Faroeislands.dk: Vatnsoyrar
Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands.
Site based in Vatnsoyrar
File:Vatnsoyrar, Faroe Islands.jpg, Entering Vatnsoyrar File:Faroe Islands, Vágar, Vatnsoyrar (2), road No 11.jpg, Main road No.11 passing Vatnsoyrar File:Sorvagsvatn 01.jpg, Scene at Sorvagsvatn Populated places in the Faroe Islands {{faroes-geo-stub

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