Oyri | |
|---|---|
Village | |
,_view_of_the_village.jpg) Oyri | |
,_harbor_scene.jpg) Harbor scene | |
  Oyri Location in the Faroe Islands | |
| Coordinates: 62°11′26″N 6°58′24″W / 62.19056°N 6.97333°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Faroe Islands |
| Island | Eysturoy |
| Municipality | Sunda |
| Population (August 2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 172 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
| Climate | Cfc |
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]
- ^ Population, municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands
- ^ 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.