Norðoyar Sýsla, Faroe Islands Genealogy

Historical Geography
The six islands in the northeast of the Faroe Islands are together referred to as Norðoyar, i.e. the Northern Isles (Danish: Norderøerne). These Islands from west to east are Kalsoy, Kunoy, Borðoy, Viðoy, Svínoy and Fugloy. Klaksvík is the biggest settlement of the region. Norðoyar is sometimes spelled Norðoyggjar.

Parishes

 * Fugloy (Fuglø)
 * Húsar (Husum)
 * Hvannasund (Kvannesund, Quannesund)
 * Klaksvík (Klaksvig) formerly called Vaag (Vágur, Våg)
 * Kunoy (Kunø)
 * Mikladalur (Mygledal)
 * Svínoy (Svinø)
 * Viðareiði (Viderejde)