FAROE ISLANDS

FAROE ISLANDS / FØROYAR.

Eysturoy Island.
Leirvík.
Third stamp in a set of 3, issued on 13.02.2006.
Face value: 20 Faroese króna.
Design: J. A. Arge.
Printed by Österreichische Staatsdruckerei, Wien.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 35 x 35 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 551.
- Michel No. 559.
- Scott No. 469.
- StampWorld No. 541.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 508.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 555.

Leirvík is a town on the east coast of Eysturoy Island, on the shores of the Leirvíksfjørður strait. It was an important regional ferry harbor until April 2006, when the 6.2 km (3.85 mi) long Nordoy tunnel to Klaksvík was opened. In 2022, the town had a population of 1,048. Archaeological excavations show that Leirvík was settled by the Vikings in the 9th century. The local economy is based on a shipyard and, above all, on fishing. Also visible on the stamp is the 612 m (2,008 ft) Sigatindur mountain.