Leynar

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Location in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62°6′58″N7°02′21″W / 62.11611°N 7.03917°W / 62.11611; -7.03917
StateFlag of Denmark (state).svg  Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent countryFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
Island Streymoy
Municipality Kvívíkar kommuna
Population
 (March 2023) [1]
  Total116
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.

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The village is situated on the western coast of the island of Streymoy in the municipality of Kvívíkar. It has a population of 116 (March 2023). Leynar is the birthplace of Faroese actor Sverri Egholm (1930–2001) and domicile of the poet Guðrið Helmsdal.

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