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Leynar has 119 inhabitants and covers 12 merkur of copyhold land divided between two copyhold tenants. The sheep herd consists of 320 animals.
The village is known for its sandy beach, to which many people come on sunny summer days, and for Leynará, where salmon pass every year on their way up to the lakes Leynavatn and Mjáuvøtn. The village has several holiday homes.
Kvívíkar Kommuna is currently building a new old-age and nursing home for the entire municipality in Leynar.
Further reading
- Haldórsvík (Settlement)
- Hósvík (Settlement)
- Hvalvík (Settlement)
- Kaldbak (Settlement)
- Kaldbaksbotnur (Settlement)
- Kirkjubøur (Settlement)
- Kollafjørður (Settlement)
- Kvívík (Settlement) and Kvívíkar Municipality
- Langasandur (Settlement)
- Nesvík (Settlement)
- Norðradalur (Settlement)
- Saksun (Settlement)
- Skælingur (Settlement)
- Streymnes (Settlement)
- Streymoy (Island)
- Stykkið (Settlement)
- Sund (Settlement)
- Syðradalur (Settlement)
- Tinganes (District of Tórshavn)
- Tjørnuvík (Settlement)
- Tórshavn (Town)
- Útí á Bø (Settlement)
- Válur and Nes (Settlements)
- Velbastaður (Settlement)
- Vestmanna (Settlement) and Vestmanna Municipality
- Við Áir
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