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Oyri

Coordinates: 62°11′26″N 6°58′24″W / 62.19056°N 6.97333°W / 62.19056; -6.97333
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Oyri
Village
Oyri
Oyri
Harbor scene
Harbor scene
Oyri is located in Denmark Faroe Islands
Oyri
Oyri
Location in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62°11′26″N 6°58′24″W / 62.19056°N 6.97333°W / 62.19056; -6.97333
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Faroe Islands
IslandEysturoy
MunicipalitySunda
Population
 (August 2022)[1]
 • Total172
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (EST)
ClimateCfc

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]

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References

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  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.
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Old boathouses