Leynar

Leynar
Village

Leynar
Leynar

Location in the Faroe Islands

Coordinates: 62°6′58″N 7°02′21″W / 62.11611°N 7.03917°W / 62.11611; -7.03917Coordinates: 62°6′58″N 7°02′21″W / 62.11611°N 7.03917°W / 62.11611; -7.03917
State  Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country  Faroe Islands
Island Streymoy
Municipality Kvívíkar kommuna
Population (1 January 2009)
  Total 113
Time zone GMT
  Summer (DST) EST (UTC+1)
Postal code FO 335
Climate Cfc

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

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).

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