Editing Toftir

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'''Toftir''' ({{langx|da|Tofte}}) is a village in [[Nes Municipality]] on the island of [[Eysturoy]], in the [[Faroe Islands]]. It is part of a chain of villages stretching over a distance of 10 kilometers on the east side of [[Skálafjørður]] ([[fjord]]) on Eysturoy island. The highest hill in Toftir, called ''Húkslond'', is 129 meters high, and [[Nes Municipality]] is the only area in the Faroes which has no mountains above 200 meters.

The [[Lake Toftir]] area was the first area in the Faroe Islands to become a [[Nature reserve]] in the 1980s, and in 2006 Nes Municipality, in cooperation with neighbouring [[Runavík]] Municipality, joined a network of local authorities in the [[Nordic countries]] working to halt the [[Biodiversity loss|loss of biodiversity]] in their local areas.<ref>Local contributions to meet the 2010 target to halt the loss of biodiversity, http://www.dirnat.no/content.ap?thisId=500026558.</ref>

== History ==

The settlement of Toftir dates back to the ''landnám'' (settlement) period. According to local lore, only one woman survived the [[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|date=March 2018}}

== Local economy ==

Toftir has one major retail store with late opening hours, one [[café]] ''Í Hópinum'', which serves liquor, and a shop, ''Navia'' which sells woollens and also souvenirs.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} Toftir has a relatively large harbour with a filleting plant that opened in 1969, and hosts the headquarters of Faroe Fish Market.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}}

== Fredericks Church ==
[[File:Frederik's Church in Nes, Faroe Islands.JPG|thumb|left|Frederik's Church in Nes]]
Fredericks Church  (''Fríðrikskirkjan'') ([[Church of the Faroe Islands|CotFI]]) in Nes was completed in 1994 and was named in honor of Fríðrikur Petersen (1853-1917) who served as [[rural dean]] on Nes from 1900 to 1917. 
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snar.fo/skaldskapur-og-midlar/rithoevundar/p/petersen-fridrikur/|title= Fríðrikur Petersen (1853-1917)
|publisher=    skaldskapur|access-date= November 1, 2017}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=   http://es.stamps.fo/ShopItem/1998/0/PPA993738/SETT|title= Fredericks Church|publisher=  Posta Faroe Islands |date=January 2011 |access-date= November 1, 2017}}</ref>

Other local religious communities include the [[Inner mission]] which is a [[Christian revival|revivalist movement]] of the [[Plymouth Brethren]] and the [[Baháʼí Faith|Baháʼí Community]].

== Sport ==
The major sports venue in Toftir is the [[Svangaskarð]], the first of its kind in the Faroe Islands. Like most Faroese settlements, Toftir used to participate in the National [[Rowing (sport)|Rowing]] sport of the Faroe Islands, but ceased participating in this sport in the 1980s. The village's [[association football|football]] team, [[B68 Toftir]], was established in 1962 and has won the Faroese league 3 times, in 1984, 1985 and 1992.

The local [[Swimming (sport)|swimming]] club ''Flot'' was established in 1984; it participates in the national swimming competitions in the islands. In 2009 a [[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]] 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]], footballer
* [[Jóan Símun Edmundsson]], footballer
* [[Øssur Hansen]], footballer
* [[Hans Jacob Højgaard]] (1904–1992), [[composer]]
* [[Heri Joensen]], musician in heavy metal band TÝR
* [[Jógvan Martin Olsen]], footballer
* [[Johan Poulsen]] (1890–1980), teacher and politician

==See also==
* [[List of towns in the Faroe Islands]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.faroeislands.dk/pages/ToftirIndex.htm Faroeislands.dk: Toftir] Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands.
*[http://www.nes.fo/default.asp?menu=1 Nes Municipality]
*[http://www.b68.fo/ B68 FC-Toftir]
*[http://www.framtak.com/ Framtak]

[[Category:Populated places in the Faroe Islands]]