Leynar

Leynar
Village
Leynar
Leynar
Leynar is located in Denmark Faroe Islands
Leynar
Leynar
Location in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62°6′58″N 7°02′21″W / 62.11611°N 7.03917°W / 62.11611; -7.03917
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Faroe Islands
IslandStreymoy
MunicipalityKvívíkar kommuna
Population
 (March 2023)[1]
 • Total
116
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (EST)
Postal code
FO 335
ClimateCfc

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

The village is situated on the western coast of the island of Streymoy in the municipality of Kvívíkar. It has a population of 116 (March 2023). Leynar is the birthplace of Faroese actor Sverri Egholm (1930–2001) and domicile of the poet Guðrið Helmsdal.

  1. ^ Population, municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands