Faroe Islands
Streymoy
Sunda

Oyri

Oyri is a village on the central west coast of the Faroese island in the Sunda municipality. The 2005 population was 142. Its postal code is FO 450.
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  • Type: Village with 181 residents
  • Description: settlement on Eysturoy, Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Öre”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hvalvíkar kirkja and Norðskála kirkja.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2½ km west of Oyri.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 3 km north of Oyri.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oyrarbakki and Við Áir.

Village
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is a village on the west coast of the Faroese island of in the Sunda municipality, between and Oyri. In 2005 the population was 97, which grew to 163 as of 2023 Its postal code is FO 400.

Hamlet
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is a former whaling station on the east coast of in the , near the village . means "by rivers".

Village
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is a village on the east coast of the Faroese island of , located in the Sunda municipality. The population has been 0 since 2016, when the last inhabitants left.

Oyri

Latitude
62.19039° or 62° 11′ 25″ north
Longitude
-6.98506° or 6° 59′ 6″ west
Population
181
Elevation
39 metres (128 feet)
Open location code
9CJM52R7+5X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29023780
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2615253
Wiki­data ID
Q977969
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Oyri” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Oyri”
  • Czech: “Oyri”
  • Danish: “Øre”
  • Danish: “Oyri”
  • Dutch: “Oyri”
  • Faroese: “Oyri”
  • French: “Oyri”
  • German: “Oyri”
  • Hungarian: “Oyri”
  • Irish: “Oyri”
  • Lithuanian: “Oyris”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Oyri”
  • Norwegian: “Oyri”
  • Polish: “Oyri”
  • Romanian: “Oyri”
  • Swedish: “Oyri”

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