Oyndarfjørður ( da, Andefjord) is a village on the northeastern coast of the Faroese island of

Eysturoy Eysturoy (pronounced estroimeaning 'East Island') is a region and the second-largest of the Faroe Islands, both in size and population. Description Eysturoy is separated by a narrow sound from the main island of Streymoy. Eysturoy is extremely ...

in the Runavíkar municipality. The 2020 population was 143. Its postal code is FO 690. The town's church dates from 1838. It is famous for two rinkusteinar, or

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s, located in the sea nearby. Rinkusteinar, Oyndarfjørður, Faroe Islands

The name of the village is derived from the man's name Oyvindur (which is Eyvindur in Icelandic). The village was isolated until the road from the south reached the village in 1969. There is a hiking trail over old overland postal routes north from

Fuglafjørður Fuglafjørður is a village on Eysturoy's east coast in the Faroe Islands. Its name means "fjord of birds". The village is at the edge of a bay and expands into the surrounding steep hills. The town centre is located close to the harbour and ...

to Oyndarfjørður (with

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), then west to

Elduvík Elduvík ( da, Eldevig) is a small village in the Faroe Islands. Elduvík is located in the Funningsfjørður-inlet on Eysturoy's northeast side. The village which has a population of 12 is split into two parts by a small river Stórá. Visible ...

, then south to

Funningsfjørður Funningsfjørður ( da, Fundingsfjord) is a village located at the end of a fjord of the same name ('fjørður' is the Faroese word for 'fjord'). It was founded in 1812 and has since 2005 been part of the municipality of Runavík. Whaling stat ...

and back to Fuglafjørður.

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Personal Danish site with photographs of Oyndarfjordur
Populated places in the Faroe Islands {{faroes-geo-stub hu:Oyndarfjørður

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