page_title: Vágur
section_title: First Faroese hydroelectric power plant
hierarchical_section_title: Vágur / History / First Faroese hydroelectric power plant
caption_attribution_description: English: View from Eggjarnar near Vágur in Suduroy, Faroe Islands. View towards north to Vágseiði and the FC Suðuroy football stadium Vesturi á Eiðinum in Vágur. The western part of the village Vágur is also visible on the photo. Dansk: Udsigt fra Eggjarnar og Skúvanes syd vest for Vágur på Suðuroy, Færøerne. På billedet ses også Vágseiði og FC Suðuroy's fodbold stadium "Á Eiðinum". Føroyskt: Útsýni frá Eggjunum og Skúvanes sunnanfyri Vág. Á myndini sæst Vágseiði, Vatnið, vestari partur av Vági og fótbóltsvøllurin vesturi á Eiðinum og Vágshøll.
context_page_description: Vágur meaning Bay is a town on the island of Suðuroy, part of the Faroe Islands
  It is situated on the east coast of the island on the Vágsfjørður fjord, and was founded in the fourteenth century. Expansion has meant that the nearby town of Nes is now a suburb of Vágur. Vágur has a sports hall next to the football grounds on Eiðinum, near Vágseiði, a swimming pool by the school and a clinic which offers the services of doctors, nurses and dentists. There is also a hotel, one bank and various shops.
  The port area, which is 14 m in depth, is situated on the northern part of the fjord. The port authorities can offer services of piloting, water and fire-fighting, and in connection with the harbour there is a modern fish factory and auctioneers for fish. Salmon farming is also a part of the fish industry in Vágur, this includes salmon farm rings on the fjord and in other places near the east coast of Suðuroy and a salmon factory.
  The town has a slipway, a fleet of fishing vessels and a filleting factory.
context_section_description: The first hydroelectric power station in the Faroe Islands was built in Botni northwest of Vágur in 1921, partly to power the ship cableway in Vágseiði. It is now supplemented by a modern diesel power station on the south side of the fjord.
caption: View from Eggjarnar
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