Fámjin lies beautifully surrounded by high mountains on the west coast of Suðuroy.
The church in Fámjin is from 1876. In the church there is a rune stone from the 16th century and the prototype of the Faroese flag Merkið.
This flag was made by Jens Oliver Lisberg from Fámjin and others while they were studying in Copenhagen in 1919. First time "Merkið" was used in the Faroe Islands, was on June 221919 in Famjin, the occasion was a wedding.
Merkið was not officially recognized in the beginning. However during World War IIEngland prohibited the use of the flag of Denmark on Faroese ships as Denmark was at that time occupied by Germany. Therefore Merkið was run up on the ships instead. (April 25, 1940 is the official date of recognition)
Not until the verification of the home rule act in 1948 was Merkið recognized as the official flag of the Faroe Islands.
