 nÃ³lsoy () is an island and village in central faroe islands, 4&nbsp;km east of the capital tÃ³rshavn in streymoy. ==description== nÃ³lsoy is the lowest of the faroes; the highest point is eggjarklettur (371 m) on the mountain hÃ¸goyggj. the southern coast contains two capes, each with a lighthouse (Ãknastangi on the south-east, borÃ°an on the south). the lighthouses were built in the late 18th century to aid smugglers working against the unpopular trading monopoly imposed by denmark. in 2005, the national bank of denmark issued a 20 dkk commemorative coin for the lighthouse. there is only one settlement on the island, also called nÃ³lsoy, on the north-west coast on the stongin peninsula which is attached to the rest of the island by a metres-wide isthmus. the island is accessible by a 20 minute ferry journey from tÃ³rshavn. as many as 40 people that live in nÃ³lsoy go to work in tÃ³rshavn each morning. in recent years many young families have moved from tÃ³rshavn to nÃ³lsoy where the houses are cheaper than in tÃ³rshavn. this way it is possible to live âin the countryâ and still be only 20 minutes from the capital. ==people from nÃ³lsoy== nÃ³lsoy has an annual civic festival called ovastevna, held at the beginning of august. ovastevna is similar to ÃlavsÃ¸ka in tÃ³rshavn only smaller. ovastevn
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