Oyri Explained

Oyri
Settlement Type:Village
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Faroe Islands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Faroe Islands
Subdivision Type:State
Subdivision Type1:Constituent country
Subdivision Name1: Faroe Islands
Subdivision Type2:Island
Subdivision Name2:Eysturoy
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Sunda
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:August 2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:172
Timezone Dst:EST
Utc Offset Dst:+1
Coordinates:62.1906°N -6.9733°W
Postal Code:450
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info: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.

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Notes and References

  1. https://hagstova.fo/en/population/population/population Population, municipalities and villages
  2. Book: Brandt, Don. More Stamps and Story of the Faroe Islands. 2008-09-04. 1. 2006. Postverk Føroya. Tórshavn. 99918-3-191-6. 38. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110927130140/http://www.faroestamps.fo/download/stamps_i_england-22.pdf. 2011-09-27.