Svínáir
Village in Faroe Islands, Denmark
62°13′46″N 7°1′25″W / 62.22944°N 7.02361°W / 62.22944; -7.02361 (2021)[1]
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Svínáir (Danish: Svinåer) is a village located on Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands, in Eiði Municipality. It is located 4 km north of Ljósá and 6.5 km west of Funningur. It is located 8.5 km south of Eiði, 4.6 km south of Ljósá and 2 km north of Norðskáli.
The village was founded around 1840.[2]
Notable residents
- Jógvan Poulsen (1854 — 1941), teacher, writer and politician
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