Leynar

Leynar (Danish: Lejnum) is a village in the Faroe Islands, a self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark.

Leynar
Village
Leynar
Leynar
Location in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62°6′58″N 7°02′21″W
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Faroe Islands
IslandStreymoy
MunicipalityKvívíkar kommuna
Population
 (1 January 2009)
  Total113
Time zoneGMT
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (EST)
Postal code
FO 335
ClimateCfc

The village is on the western coast of the island of Streymoy in the municipality of Kvívíkar. The 2005 population was 120. Leynar is the birthplace of Faroese actor Sverri Egholm (1930–2001) and domicile of the poet Guðrið Helmsdal.

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