Húsar | |
Other Name: | Husum |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Denmark Faroe Islands |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Húsar village in the Faroe Islands |
Subdivision Type: | State |
Subdivision Type1: | Constituent country |
Subdivision Name1: | Faroe Islands |
Subdivision Type2: | Island |
Subdivision Name2: | Kalsoy |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Klaksvík Municipality |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | December 2018 |
Population Total: | 33 |
Timezone Dst: | WEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 62.265°N -6.6814°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | FO 796 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | Cfc |
Húsar (Danish: Husum) is a village on the island of Kalsoy in the Faroe Islands.
Húsar is located on the east coast and the southern part of the island of Kalsoy. Húsar is connected to Klaksvík by a ferry that visits the village three times a day. From Húsar the other villages on the island can be reached by bus.
Húsar is the oldest of the villages on Kalsoy. Húsar church, which is made of stone, was built in 1920. On 1 January 2017, the municipality of Húsar was fused into Klaksvík municipality.
The majority of the former municipality's employees are affiliated with the primary industries; fisheries and livestock. Húsar is involved in fish farming, particularly the production of fry and fingerling. The fry are grown for 1½ to 2 years. After that it is placed in sea farms where it will grow into adult fish.