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Svínoy, Svínoy

Coordinates: 62°16′47″N 6°20′55″W / 62.27972°N 6.34861°W / 62.27972; -6.34861
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Svínoy
Village
Svínoy village on the east coast
Svínoy village on the east coast
Svínoy is located in Denmark Faroe Islands
Svínoy
Svínoy
Location in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62°16′47″N 6°20′55″W / 62.27972°N 6.34861°W / 62.27972; -6.34861
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent Country Faroe Islands
IslandSvínoy
MunicipalityKlaksvík Municipality
Population
 (1 January 2006)
 • Total55
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (EST)
Postal code
FO 765
ClimateCfc

Svínoy (Danish: Svinø) is the only village on the Faroese island of the same name in Klaksvík Municipality. Until 1 January 2009 it was the only village in the now abolished Svínoy Municipality.

The 2015 population was 27. Its postal code is FO 765. Its current church was built in 1878. The name of the island Svínoy means 'Island of Pigs [Swine]'.

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