Sunda communa

The bridge "um Streymin" crosses the sound between Streymoy and Eysturoy and thus connects the two parts of the municipality. Oyrarbakki, the center of the Sunda kommuna , can be seen in the background .

The narrowest part of the "Sundini" sound with the bridge built in 1973 over it, viewed from Norðskáli.

The Sunda kommuna is a Faroese municipality that stretches across the northeastern part of Streymoy and parts of the west coast and north of Eysturoy . Tjørnuvík , Saksun , Haldarsvík , Langasandur , Streymnes , Hvalvík , Hósvík and Nesvík on Streymoy and Oyri , Oyrarbakki , Norðskáli and Gjógv on Eysturoy belong to the municipality . In August 2016, 1721 people lived in the parish.

The community

The Faroese community takes its name from a sound called Sundini , which separates the two largest Faroese islands Streymoy and Eysturoy and whose left and right bank area is called Sundalag . At the same time, the bridge that connects the two islands is located here. On January 1, 2005 , the Sunda kommuna was merged with the municipalities of Saksun , Haldarsvík , Hósvík , Hvalvík (Streymoy) and Gjógv (Eysturoy).

Mayor ( borgarstjóri ) of the municipality is Heðin Zachariasen. The seat of the municipal administration ( kommunuskrivstovan ) is in Oyrarbakki . The place has meanwhile become the center of the Sunda kommuna . There is also a post office there.

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Entrance to Oyrabakki, the center of the municipality.
The bridge "around Streymin" and Norðskali.
The Sunda kommuna after the merger on January 1, 2005.
The area of the municipality (green) with the community center in Oyrabakki (red dot) in 2005.