Coordinates: 62°6′46″N 6°45′23″W / 62.11278°N 6.75639°W / 62.11278; -6.75639

Strendur

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Strendur
Village
Strendur at the Skálafjørður, Eysturoy, Faroe Islands
Strendur at the Skálafjørður, Eysturoy, Faroe Islands
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StateFile:Flag of Denmark.svg Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent countryFile:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands
IslandEysturoy
MunicipalitySjóvar Municipality
Population
 (September 2025)[1]
 • Total
1,106
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (EST)
Postal code
FO 490
ClimateCfc

Strendur (Danish: Strænder) is a village on the Faroese island of Eysturoy, located along the Skálafjørður fjord. It is the seat and main settlement of the Sjóvar Municipality.

The 2012 population was 785. Its postal code is FO 490. Strendur means beaches or strands in the Faroese language.[2]

The village is connected by road to Selatrað, Skáli and the rest of Eysturoy, and via the Eysturoyartunnilin to Runavík and Tórshavn.

References

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  1. ^ Population, municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands
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