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As of 1. January 2022, the village had a population of 828.[2] Its postal code is FO 410. Until 2001 it was a municipality in its own right but is now part of the T\u00f3rshavn Municipality. It is located 21.8 kilometres (13.5\u00a0mi) by road north of T\u00f3rshavn, and stretches 7\u00a0km (4.3\u00a0mi) along the fjord of the same name.[3][4]Geography[edit]  View of the village and fjordThe village is centered along the northern shore of the Kollafj\u00f8r\u00f0ur Fjord.[5]Above the fjord is a narrow valley which stretches over a hilly region where trails are used for trekking.[5] The Kollafj\u00f8r\u00f0ur valley measures 8 kilometres (5.0\u00a0mi) and forms the eastern portion of the Kollfjardardalur valley, which lies east\u2013west across Streymoy.[6]It is a village which has developed length-wise along the main road with a few shops. The northern shore line of the road adjoins the fjord.[5] The harbour is located 23\u00a0km north of T\u00f3rshavn at the centre of the Faroe Islands. It is the third harbour under the control of T\u00f3rshavn Port Authority.[7]Demography[edit]Initially there were only a few dwellings adjoining the village church. However, there has been growth in the area reaching a population of 900 in 2008,[5] but thereafter it has been declining with 807 in 2009 and 793 in 2012.[2]Landmarks[edit]The settlement extends along the north side of the fjord beside the fishing port and fish factories. In the late Middle Ages, it was a moot where the so-called spring assembly gathered. The church is a typical Faroese wooden church from 1837.[8] Standing close to the coast, it is a black-tarred wooden building with a turf roof, white painted windows, and a small white bell tower on the roof’s western end. Inside, everything is made of unvarnished wood. There are a few spots of blue colouring on the pulpit but otherwise nothing has been painted. The little ship hanging under the vault was donated as a tribute by the parents of a 25-year-old who drowned off the coast of Iceland.[9] In addition to the village’s fishing industry, there is a supermarket, a caf\u00e9, a timber outlet and the Atlanticpane window factory.[10][11]Culture[edit]The annual village festival, Sundslagsstevna, is celebrated alternatingly in Kollafj\u00f8r\u00f0ur, H\u00f3sv\u00edk and Hvalv\u00edk in early July.[12]Jens Christian Djurhuus (1773\u20131853), who lived in Kollafj\u00f8r\u00f0ur, wrote a number of ballads based on the Icelandic sagas. They are still sung today, especially the ones about Olaf Tryggvason or the Battle of Svolder and the ballads of Sigmund and Leif.[13][14]The poet Tummas Napoleon Djurhuus (1928-1971) was a native of Kollafj\u00f8r\u00f0ur.[15]See also[edit]References[edit]^ “Population, municipalities and villages | Hagstova F\u00f8roya”.^ a b “Talva: BRBGDMD_09-10_EN”. Statistics Faroe Islands. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.^ Google (1 February 2013). “Kollafj\u00f8r\u00f0ur” (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 February 2013.^ “Kollafj\u00f8r\u00f0ur”, Den Store Danske. (in Danish) Retrieved 2 February 2013.^ a b c d Proctor, James (2 September 2008). Faroe Islands. Bradt Travel Guides. pp.\u00a075\u2013. ISBN\u00a0978-1-84162-224-8. Retrieved 1 February 2013.^ Beaumont, Peter (December 1968). A history of glacial research in Northern England from 1860 to the present day. University of Durham, Department of Geography. p.\u00a029. ISBN\u00a09780900974007. Retrieved 1 February 2013.^ “A harbour with space to grow”. Portoftorshavn.com. Retrieved 4 February 2013.^ Swaney, Deanna (1991). Iceland, Greenland & the Faroe Islands. Lonely Planet Publications. p.\u00a0458. ISBN\u00a0978-0-86442-092-3. Retrieved 4 February 2013.^ Peter Dahl, “Johan: Fra fisker til menneskefisker”[permanent dead link], Forlagsgruppen Lohse. (in Danish) Retrieved 5 February 2013.^ “Atlanticpane”. (in Faroese) Retrieved 5 February 2013.^ “Kollafj\u00f8r\u00f0ur”, Torshavn.fo. (in Faroese) Retrieved 5 February 2013.^ “Kollafj\u00f8r\u00f0ur”. Faroeislands.dk. Retrieved 4 February 2013.^ “Jens Christian Djurhuus”, Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. (in Danish) Retrieved 5 February 2013.^ Kamban, Hanus (2001). J.H.O. Djurhuus: en litter\u00e6r biografi. Odense Universitetsf\u00f6rl. ISBN\u00a0978-87-7838-604-5.^ Rossel, Sven Hakon (1992). A History of Danish Literature. University of Nebraska Press. pp.\u00a0575\u2013. ISBN\u00a0978-0-8032-3886-2. Retrieved 1 February 2013.  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