Lopra
Village in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Coordinates: 61°26′40″N 6°46′8″W | |
State | Kingdom of Denmark |
Constituent country | Faroe Islands |
Island | Suðuroy |
Municipality | Sumbiar kommuna |
Population (1 January 2009) | |
• Total | 96 |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
Postal code | FO 926 |
Climate | Cfc |
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It is located in the Municipality of Sumba along with the villages of Akrar, Sumba and Víkarbyrgi (now deserted), 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.