Suðuroy Sýsla, Faroe Islands Genealogy

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Historical Geography

 * Suðuroy (Danish: Suderø) is the southernmost of the Faroe Islands.
 * In 2018, the population was 4,601. Suðuroy's population has been falling gradually since the 1970s. In 1985, the island had 5,881 inhabitants, but by 2019 the population fell to a record low of 4,591.
 * Suðuroy region (sýsla) comprises this island and Lítla Dímun, the next isle northward in the Faroes, which is uninhabited.
 * One ancient settlement, Víkarbyrgi was abandoned late in the 1990s.
 * The village of Sandvík was re-established in the 19th century.
 * Fámara was re-settled in 2010 with the expansion of Vágur beyond its original town borders.
 * Two more settlements were started in the early and mid-20th century: Botni, northwest of Vágur, and Tjaldavík, in a bay southeast of Øravík. Both sites have been abandoned again.