Leynar | |
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Village | |
) Leynar | |
)  Leynar Location in the Faroe Islands | |
| Coordinates: 62°6′58″N 7°02′21″W / 62.11611°N 7.03917°W | |
| State | .svg.png){kind=small} Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Faroe Islands |
| Island | Streymoy |
| Municipality | Kvívíkar kommuna |
| Population (1 January 2009) | |
| • Total | 113 |
| 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.
The village is on the western coast of the island of Streymoy in the municipality of Kvívíkar. The 2005 population was 120. Leynar is the birthplace of Faroese actor Sverri Egholm (1930–2001) and domicile of the poet Guðrið Helmsdal.