Leirvík
Village in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leirvík (Danish: Lervig) is a town on the Faroe Islands and was an important regional ferry harbour at the east coast of the second-largest island Eysturoy. Leirvík has a population of 1,055 (2024).
Leirvík | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 62°12′40″N 6°42′22″W | |
State | Kingdom of Denmark |
Autonomous country | Faroe Islands |
Island | Eysturoy |
Municipality | Eysturkommuna |
Population (January 2024)[1] | |
• Total | 1,055 |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
Postal code | FO 520 |
Climate | Cfc |
It was the only town in the municipality of Leirvík (Leirvíkar kommuna), however on 1 January 2009, it merged with Gøtu kommuna to make the new municipality called Eysturkommuna.
Leirvík is important for its fishing industry.
The Norðoyatunnilin, a submarine tunnel to Klaksvík to the east, was opened in April 2006.
A district heating system pulls heat from the sea, increases the heat in a heat pump powered by electricity, and sends the heat to the large buildings in the town.[2]