Oyri
Oyri | |
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Village | |
![]() Oyri | |
Coordinates: 62°11′26″N 6°58′24″W / 62.19056°N 6.97333°W | |
State | ![]() |
Constituent country | ![]() |
Island | Eysturoy |
Municipality | Sunda |
Population (1 January 2006) | |
• Total | 147 |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
Climate | Cfc |
Oyri (Danish: Øre) 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.[1]
The name Oyri is usually translated as a sandspit.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Brandt, Don (2006). More Stamps and Story of the Faroe Islands (PDF). 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
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