Leirvík

Leirvík is a town on the and was an important regional ferry harbour at the east coast of the second-largest island . It was the only town in the municipality of Leirvík, however on 1 January 2009, it merged with Gøtu kommuna to make the new municipality called Eysturkommuna.
Wikipedia
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 1,060 residents
  • Description: settlement on Eysturoy, Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: “Leirvik” and “Lorvík”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Norðragøta Church and Gøtu Church.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Church
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 2½ km southwest of Leirvík.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Norðragøta and Blankskáli.

Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also just referred to as Gøta, is a village on island, .

Hamlet
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is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ km north of Leirvík.

Village
Photo: Torbenbrinker, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.
, Norðragøta and Syðrugøta are villages that are located in the . These areas are located at the end of an inlet which is called 'Gøtuvík'. is situated 3 km southwest of Leirvík.

Leirvík

Latitude
62.20961° or 62° 12′ 35″ north
Longitude
-6.7079° or 6° 42′ 28″ west
Population
1,060
Elevation
55 metres (180 feet)
Open location code
9CJM675R+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29023768
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2617844
Wiki­data ID
Q840634
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Leirvík” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Leirvík”
  • Chinese: “莱尔维克”
  • Czech: “Leirvík”
  • Danish: “Leirvik”
  • Danish: “Leirvík”
  • Danish: “Lervig”
  • Dutch: “Leirvík”
  • Faroese: “Leirvík”
  • French: “Leirvík”
  • German: “Leirvík”
  • German: “Lorvik”
  • Greek: “Λέιρβικ”
  • Hungarian: “Leirvík”
  • Icelandic: “Leirvík”
  • Irish: “Leirvík”
  • Italian: “Leirvík”
  • Kalaallisut: “Leirvík”
  • Lithuanian: “Leirvikas”
  • Manx: “Leirvík, Faroe Islands”
  • Manx: “Leirvík”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Leirvík”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Leirvík”
  • Norwegian: “Leirvík”
  • Polish: “Leirvik”
  • Polish: “Leirvík”
  • Portuguese: “Leirvík”
  • Romanian: “Leirvík, Faroe Islands”
  • Romanian: “Leirvik, Insulele Faroe”
  • Romanian: “Leirvík, insulele faroe”
  • Romanian: “Leirvík, Insulele Faroe”
  • Romanian: “Leirvík”
  • Russian: “Лайрвуйк”
  • Slovak: “Leirvík”
  • Spanish: “Leirvik”
  • Spanish: “Leirvík”
  • Swedish: “Leirvík”

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