Strond
Strond is a former village in the north of the town of Klaksvík on the sound of Haraldssund in the Faroe Islands.
Strond | |
|---|---|
Abandoned village | |
  Strond Location in the Faroe Islands | |
| Coordinates: 62°16′N 6°35′W | |
| State | .svg.png){kind=small} |
| Constituent country |  |
| Island | Borðoy |
| Municipality | Klaksvík |
| Population | |
| • Total | none |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
It is situated on Borðoy on the causeway connecting Borðoy and Kunoy. Since 1930 no people have lived there. There is a power plant there, first made as a hydro-electric power plant, but later it was expanded with a diesel power plant.[1] Sund was first mentioned in old documents in 1584.[2]
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