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Find sources: "Toftir" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Village in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark Toftir Village Toftir in late June 2004 Toftir Location in the Faroe Islands Coordinates: 62°5′20″N 6°44′8″W / 62.08889°N 6.73556°W / 62.08889; -6.73556 State Kingdom of Denmark Constituent country Faroe Islands Island Eysturoy Municipality Nes Municipality Population (September 2025)[1] • Total 1,067 Time zone GMT • Summer (DST) UTC+1 (EST) Postal code FO 650 Climate Cfc **Toftir** ([Danish](/source/Danish_language): *Tofte*) Faroese: [\[ˈtʰɔftəɹ\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA) is a village in [Nes Municipality](/source/Nes_Municipality_(Faroe_Islands)) on the island of [Eysturoy](/source/Eysturoy), in the [Faroe Islands](/source/Faroe_Islands). It is part of a chain of villages stretching over a distance of 10 kilometers on the east side of [Skálafjørður](/source/Sk%C3%A1lafj%C3%B8r%C3%B0ur) ([fjord](/source/Fjord)) on Eysturoy island. The highest hill in Toftir, called *Húkslond*, is 129 meters high, and [Nes Municipality](/source/Nes_Municipality_(Faroe_Islands)) is the only area in the Faroes which has no mountains above 200 meters. The [Lake Toftir](/source/Lake_Toftir) area was the first area in the Faroe Islands to become a [Nature reserve](/source/Nature_reserve) in the 1980s, and in 2006 Nes Municipality, in cooperation with neighbouring [Runavík](/source/Runav%C3%ADk) Municipality, joined a network of local authorities in the [Nordic countries](/source/Nordic_countries) working to halt the [loss of biodiversity](/source/Biodiversity_loss) in their local areas.[2] ## History The settlement of Toftir dates back to the *landnám* (settlement) period. According to local lore, only one woman survived the [Black Death](/source/Black_Death) (1348–1350), which left the village in ruins; hence the name Toftir, meaning "ruins". The village name prior to the Black Death is said to have been Hella, meaning "slope", which refers to the gradual sloping hillside on which the village is built.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Local economy Toftir has one major retail store with late opening hours, one [café](/source/Caf%C3%A9) *Í Hópinum*, which serves liquor, and a shop, *Navia* which sells woollens and also souvenirs.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Toftir has a relatively large harbour with a filleting plant that opened in 1969, and hosts the headquarters of Faroe Fish Market.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Fredericks Church Frederik's Church in Nes Fredericks Church (*Fríðrikskirkjan*) ([CotFI](/source/Church_of_the_Faroe_Islands)) in Nes was completed in 1994 and was named in honor of Fríðrikur Petersen (1853-1917) who served as [rural dean](/source/Rural_dean) on Nes from 1900 to 1917. [3] [4] Other local religious communities include the [Inner mission](/source/Inner_mission) which is a [revivalist movement](/source/Christian_revival) of the [Plymouth Brethren](/source/Plymouth_Brethren) and the [Baháʼí Community](/source/Bah%C3%A1%CA%BC%C3%AD_Faith). ## Sport The major sports venue in Toftir is the [Svangaskarð](/source/Svangaskar%C3%B0), the first of its kind in the Faroe Islands. Like most Faroese settlements, Toftir used to participate in the National [Rowing](/source/Rowing_(sport)) sport of the Faroe Islands, but ceased participating in this sport in the 1980s. The village's [football](/source/Association_football) team, [B68 Toftir](/source/B68_Toftir), was established in 1962 and has won the Faroese league 3 times, in 1984, 1985 and 1992. The local [swimming](/source/Swimming_(sport)) club *Flot* was established in 1984; it participates in the national swimming competitions in the islands. In 2009 a [Volleyball](/source/Volleyball) team was established in Toftir; in 2010 the name *Ternan* was chosen for the team. Toftir is also home to one of the pioneering [chess](/source/Chess) clubs in the islands, *Tofta Talvfelag* which has won the Islands' Chess Championships once. The Toftir Boat Association (*Bátafelagið*) was established on 13 March 2005, and two months later the first Boat Festival was held in Toftir; it is now held every year on the first weekend of May. ## People from Toftir - [Fróði Benjaminsen](/source/Fr%C3%B3%C3%B0i_Benjaminsen), footballer - [Jóan Símun Edmundsson](/source/J%C3%B3an_S%C3%ADmun_Edmundsson), footballer - [Øssur Hansen](/source/%C3%98ssur_Hansen), footballer - [Hans Jacob Højgaard](/source/Hans_Jacob_H%C3%B8jgaard) (1904–1992), [composer](/source/Composer) - [Heri Joensen](/source/Heri_Joensen), musician, singer, guitarist and founder of the band [Týr](/source/T%C3%BDr_(band)) - [Jógvan Martin Olsen](/source/J%C3%B3gvan_Martin_Olsen), footballer - [Johan Poulsen](/source/Johan_Poulsen) (1890–1980), teacher and politician ## See also - [List of towns in the Faroe Islands](/source/List_of_towns_in_the_Faroe_Islands) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Population, municipalities and villages](https://hagstova.fo/en/population/population/population) Statistics Faroe Islands 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Local contributions to meet the 2010 target to halt the loss of biodiversity, [http://www.dirnat.no/content.ap?thisId=500026558](http://www.dirnat.no/content.ap?thisId=500026558). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Fríðrikur Petersen (1853-1917)"](http://snar.fo/skaldskapur-og-midlar/rithoevundar/p/petersen-fridrikur/). skaldskapur. Retrieved November 1, 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Fredericks Church"](http://es.stamps.fo/ShopItem/1998/0/PPA993738/SETT). Posta Faroe Islands. January 2011. Retrieved November 1, 2017. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Toftir](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Toftir). - [Faroeislands.dk: Toftir](http://www.faroeislands.dk/pages/ToftirIndex.htm) Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands. - [Nes Municipality](http://www.nes.fo/default.asp?menu=1) - [B68 FC-Toftir](http://www.b68.fo/) - [Framtak](http://www.framtak.com/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Toftir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toftir) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toftir?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.