Múli

Múli [ˈmʉulɪ] (Danish spelling: Mule) is a town on the Island of Borðoy in the Norðoyar Region of the Faroes.

Population: 4 (February 2005)
Postal Code: FO-737
Municipality: Hvannasunds kommuna

Múli lies on the outermost northern edge of Borðoy's east coast. Its settlement can be dated back to the 13th century. Múli became the last community in the archipelago to receive electricity in 1970. It was lated connected with Norðdepil by Road 743 in an attempt to stop depopulation. Nevertheless, Múli has been considered abandoned since 2002, though there are still four registered residents. During the Summer months some of its former residents use their old houses as vacation homes.

The Open Air Museum of the National Museum of Denmark, north of Copenhagen, holds two old houses from Múli, which were taken apart in the Faroes and then rebuilt on site at the museum.

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