Lopra
| Lopra | |
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Lopra
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 Lopra
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| Coordinates: 61°26′40″N 6°46′8″W / 61.44444°N 6.76889°WCoordinates: 61°26′40″N 6°46′8″W / 61.44444°N 6.76889°W | |
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 Kingdom of Denmark
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| Constituent country |
 Faroe Islands
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| Island | Suðuroy |
| Municipality | Sumbiar kommuna |
| Population (1 January 2009) | |
| • Total | 96 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | EST (UTC+1) |
| Postal code | FO 926 |
| Climate | Cfc |
Lopra (Danish: Lobra) is a village on the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands, with the postal code FO 926. In 2009 its population was 96.
It is located in the Municipality of Sumba along with the villages Akrar, Sumba and Víkarbyrgi, constituting the southernmost settlements in the Faroe Islands. The name Lopra may have its origin in the gaelic word "lobar" which translates into English as leprosy, and Lopra may be a pre-Norse settlement of Gaelic hermits from c. 6th to c. 8th century AD.
During the 1980s and 1990s there were attempts at drilling for oil and gas in Lopra, without success.
Lopranseiði and Lopransholmur are beautiful sights near Lopra. Turn left just before you enter the village, if you come from Vágur, and go by foot towards west. Be careful not to fall over the edge, when you come to Loprans Eiði. From Lopranseiði you can see Beinisvørð towards south and almost half of the west coast of Suðuroy.
A Dutch ship named SS Westerbeek went shipwreck near Lopranseiði on 2 September 1742. 80 men survived the accident, one died in the attempt to climb the steep cliff of Lopranseiði, 10 men lost their lives while still on board, they were ill and stayed in bed when the accident took place. Three of the survivors were allowed to leave the Faroe Islands short time after the accident, with Danish ships which were in Tórshavn at that time. But the captains of these two ships refused to take all 80 men with them to Denmark. So 77 of the survivors had to live in the Faroe Islands for 9 months, before they could go back to the Netherlands and to the other countries where they came from.
In 1901 the company Suderø, founded by the Norwegian Peder Olsen Bogen, built a whaling station in Lopra, this station, like so many others had been located in Finnmarken, Norway before being dismantled and transported across the sea. After ten years, Suderø would become probably the largest whaling company in the country.
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