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The politics of the Faroe Islands,an autonomous country of the Kingdom of Denmark,function within the framework of a parliamentary,representative democratic dependency,whereby the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands is the head of government,and of a multi-party system. The Faroe Islands are politically associated with the Kingdom of Denmark but have been self-governing since 1948. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Løgting. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature and the responsibility of Denmark. As of October 25,2007,the Faroe Islands became one electoral district.
The Faroe Islands are divided into 29 municipalities,six regions/shires and since 2007 there has been only one constituency,earlier there were seven constituencies. Each region has one sheriff.
Depil is a village in the Faroe Islands.
Faroese literature,in the traditional sense of the word,has only really developed in the past two hundred years. This is mainly because of the islands' isolation,and also because the Faroese language was not written down in a standardised format until 1890. Until then the Danish language was encouraged at the expense of Faroese. Nevertheless,the Faroese language soon became a vehicle for literature in its own right and has produced writers in several genres.
The Danish Realm,officially the Kingdom of Denmark,is a sovereign state located in Northern Europe and Northern North America. It consists of metropolitan Denmark—the kingdom's territory in continental Europe and sometimes called "Denmark proper" —and the realm's two autonomous regions:the Faroe Islands and Greenland. The relationship between the three parts of the Kingdom is also known as The unity of the Realm.
Same-sex marriage in the Faroe Islands has been legal since 1 July 2017. Legislation allowing same-sex marriage and adoption by same-sex couples was approved by the Løgting on 29 April 2016. The Danish Parliament approved the necessary legislative adaptations on 25 April 2017,and the law received royal assent on 3 May and went into effect on 1 July 2017.
The Faroe Islands,or simply the Faroes,are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
The Faroe Islands,a self-governing nation within the Kingdom of Denmark,is not part of the EU,as explicitly asserted by both Rome treaties.
Roald was,around the year 1450,Lawman of the Faroe Islands.
Guttormur Andrasson,was,from 1544 to 1572,lawman of the Faroe Islands.
Jógvan Heinason (1541–1602) was Lawman of the Faroe Islands from 1572 to 1583.
Ísak Guttormsson was,from 1583 to 1588,Lawman of the Faroe Islands.
Jógvan Justinusson was,from 1629 to 1654,Lawman of the Faroe Islands.
Andras is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Hallur Hansson is a Faroese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for KR Reykjavík.
Guttormsson is a Nordic surname that may refer to:
The Faroese independence movement,or the Faroese national movement,is a political movement which seeks the establishment of the Faroe Islands as a sovereign state outside Denmark. Reasons for complete autonomy include the linguistic and cultural divide between Denmark and the Faroe Islands as well as their lack of proximity to one another;the Faroe Islands are about 990 km from Danish shores.
Heine Johnsøn Havreki (1514–1576) or Heine the shipwrecked was a Norwegian born Lutheran pastor who helped introduce the Protestant Reformation on the Faroe Islands.
The 2020 Faroe Islands Premier League was the 78th season of top-tier football in the Faroe Islands,and the 16th under the current format.
The 2020 Faroe Islands Cup was the 66th edition of Faroe Islands domestic football cup. It started on 27 June and ended on 5 December. Havnar Bóltfelag were the defending champions,having won their twenty-seventh cup title the previous year and successfully defended their title.
References
- G.V.C. Young's textbook Færøerne – fra vikingetiden til reformationen, 1982
- Løgtingið 150 – Hátíðarrit. Tórshavn 2002, Bind 2, S. 366. (Avsnitt Føroya løgmenn fram til 1816) (PDF-Download)
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