Æðuvík – (Photo) – (Spring)

Æðuvík is a Faroese village on the east side of Eysturoy’s southernmost point. A little north of the settlement there is a small landing site, where there can be a lot of surf.
Æðuvík is a part of the Municipality in Runavík.

History
Before the settlement was founded as Látsetubygd in 1897, there was the local Várting Tinghella in the north of the settlement.

In 1897, the married couple Jóannes Davidsen (1870-1964) and Sanne Davidsen (1870-1925) were the first residents to move to Æðuvík.
In 1958, the settlement’s school was closed down and the pupils were moved to the school in Glyvrar.

In 1997, on the occasion of the settlement’s 100th anniversary, a memorial was inaugurated to the first residents. Photographs of the first four couples who settled here are transferred on stone slabs by stonemason Árni Ziska from Strendur and a stone structure surrounds the memorial stone.

In 2001, Æðuvík was named the Faroe Islands’ best maintained settlement.

Tourism
The settlement has its own campsite. The site is child-friendly, and there are good fishing opportunities.

There is a tradition that many Faroese people visit the special Faroese during the Christmas season.