Oyndarfjørður

Location.

Oyndarfjørður is a village on the northeastern coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in the Runavíkar municipality. The 2005 population was 180. Its postal code is FO 690. The town's church dates from 1838. It is famous for two rinkusteinar, or rocking stones, located in the sea nearby.

The name of the village is derived from the man’s name Oyvindur (which is Eyvindur in Icelandic). The village was isolated until the road from the south reached the village in 1969.^[1]

Anyone who likes to hike over old overland postal routes could try the trail north from Fuglafjørður to Oyndarfjørður (with Youth Hostel), then west to Elduvík, then south to Funningsfjørður and finally back to Fuglafjørður.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Brandt, Don (pdf). More Stamps and Story of the Faroe Islands. 1. Tórshavn: Postverk Føroya. p. 43. ISBN 99918-3-191-6. http://www.faroestamps.fo/download/stamps_i_england-22.pdf. Retrieved 2008-09-04. 

See also

• List of towns in the Faroe Islands

External links

• Personal Danish site with photographs of Oyndarfjordur

Coordinates: 62°17′N 6°50′W / 62.283°N 6.833°W / 62.283; -6.833