Oyri

Location.

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.^[1]

The name Oyri is usually translated as a sandspit.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Brandt, Don (pdf). More Stamps and Story of the Faroe Islands. 1. Tórshavn: Postverk Føroya. p. 38. 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

• Danish site with photographs of Oyri
• Sunda municipality website in Faroese only

Coordinates: 62°10′48″N 6°58′12″W / 62.18°N 6.97°W / 62.18; -6.97