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foto: Frans Fossá foto: Frans Fossá foto: Frans Fossá foto: Frans Fossá
Name: Miðvágur Municipality: Miðvágs (list of municipalities) Leave cursor on image to see image text 
Population 1045 (01.01.06) Football team: MB (Miðvágs Bóltfelag)  
Zip: FO 981 Rowing Club: -  
Location: N62°3'4 W7°11'38      
         

Miðvágur on the island of Vágaris one of the best places for whaling. This is due to the shape of the inlet and the broad beach where the whales can be stranded.
In 1899 a school of pilot whales counting 1300 individuals was stranded on the beach of Miðvágur. This is the largest catch ever.

‘Oilwind’ a manufacturer of fishing tackle is located in Miðvágur. They produce a modernized version of a device called ‘snella’ which is a fishing-wheel mounted on the side of the boat. The conventional ‘snella’ has been used on small boats on the Faroe Islands for decades. Oilwind’s snella is computerized and it detects when the amount of fish on the hooks is sufficient and then draws in the catch and alarms the fisherman.

Miðvágur, Vestmanna, Sandavágur and Sørvágur in turn have a civic festival in the beginning of July. The festival is called 'Vestanstevna'.

 
         
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