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)	UTC+1 (EST)
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 2015 population was 102. Leynar is the birthplace of Faroese actor (1930–2001) and domicile of the poet Guðrið Helmsdal.

See also[]

• List of towns in the Faroe Islands

External links[]

• A Danish website including photographs of Leynar

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