Lopra

Lopra () is a village on the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands, with the postal code FO 926.

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Place details

Locality: Lopra
Region: Suðuroy
Country: Føroyar
Population: 124

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Lopra
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Lopra.2.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Lopra
Settlement.pushpin_map: Faroe Islands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Faroe Islands
Settlement.subdivision_type: State
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Constituent country
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Island
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Suðuroy
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Sumbiar kommuna
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: September 2025
Settlement.population_total: 80

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Lopranseiði and Lopransholmur
Westerbeek went shipwreck south of Lopranseiði
The Whaling Station in Lopra
See also
References
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Lopra () is a village on the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands, with the postal code FO 926.

It is located in the Municipality of Sumba along with the villages of Akrar, Sumba and Víkarbyrgi (now deserted), constituting the southernmost settlements in the Faroe Islands. The name Lopra may have its origin in the gaelic word "lobar" which translates into English as leprosy, and Lopra may be a pre-Norse settlement of Gaelic hermits from c. 6th to c. 8th century AD.

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