Oyri

Village in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark
62°11′26″N 6°58′24″W / 62.19056°N 6.97333°W / 62.19056; -6.97333State Kingdom of DenmarkConstituent country Faroe IslandsIslandEysturoyMunicipalitySundaPopulation
 (August 2022)[1]
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Oyri is a village on the central west coast of the Faroese island Eysturoy in the Sunda municipality.

The 2005 population was 142. Its postal code is FO 450. The village is south of the Eysturoy-to-Streymoy bridge, and is home to a large fish processing plant.[2]

The name Oyri is usually translated as a sandspit.[2]

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Oyri.

References

  1. ^ Population, municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands
  2. ^ a b Brandt, Don (2006). More Stamps and Story of the Faroe Islands (PDF). Vol. 1. Tórshavn: Postverk Føroya. p. 38. ISBN 99918-3-191-6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2008-09-04.

External links

  • Danish site with photographs of Oyri
  • Sunda municipality website in Faroese only
Old boathouses


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