Svínáir
Svínáir | |
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Village | |
![]() Svínáir | |
![]() ![]() Svínáir Location in the Faroe Islands | |
Coordinates: 62°13′46″N 7°1′25″W / 62.22944°N 7.02361°WCoordinates: 62°13′46″N 7°1′25″W / 62.22944°N 7.02361°W | |
State | Denmark |
Constituent country | Faroe Islands |
Region | Eysturoy |
Municipality | Eiði |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 43 |
Time zone | UTC±00:00 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Postal code | 465 |
Climate | Cfc |
Svínáir (Danish: Svinåer) is a village located on Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands, in Eiði Municipality. It is located 4 km north of Ljósá and 6.5 km west of Funningur. It is located 8.5 km south of Eiði, 4.6 km south of Ljósá and 2 km north of Norðskáli.
The village was founded around 1840.[2]
Notable residents[]
- Jógvan Poulsen (1854 — 1941), teacher, writer and politician
References[]
- ^ "IB01030 Population by sex, age, village/city and month(1985-2021)". Statbank.hagstova.fo. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ "Svínáir". Faroeislands.dk. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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- Populated coastal places in the Faroe Islands
- Eiði Municipality
- Faroe Islands geography stubs