Streymnes | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Faroe Islands |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Faroe Islands |
Subdivision Type: | State |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | Faroe Islands |
Subdivision Type2: | Island |
Subdivision Name2: | Streymoy |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Sunda |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | March 2023 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 334 |
Timezone Dst: | EST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 62.1917°N -7.0333°W |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | FO 435 |
Streymnes (da|Strømnæs) is a village on the eastern coast of the Faroese island of Streymoy in Sunda Municipality.
The 2015 population was 270. Its postal code is FO 435. It is near the site of a former Norwegian whaling station active from 1893 to 1927.
Streymnes is the northern half of a twin-village situated on both sides of the valley. The villages are divided by the river Stórá. The southern half which is approximately the same size is called Hvalvík. Together the two villages have a population of more than 400 inhabitants.
Hvalvík-Streymnes is a village that has grown rapidly during the past years, mainly because of its proximity to the capital Tórshavn.