Eiði
- For gifts given by Muslims on the day of Eid, see Eidi (gift).
Eiði Ejde | |
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Village | |
Eiði | |
Location of Eiði within Eiði municipality in the Faroe Islands | |
Eiði Location of Eiði village in the Faroe Islands | |
Coordinates: 62°17′57″N 7°5′25″W / 62.29917°N 7.09028°W | |
State |
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Constituent country |
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Island | Eysturoy |
Municipality | Eiði |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 669 |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
Zip | FO 470 |
Climate | Cfc |
Eiði [ˈaiːjɪ] (
Its name means isthmus in the Faroese language. The town has a population of 669 inhabitants. Eiði was settled by Vikings in the 9th century AD. In the center of the village there is a large stone church from 1881.
Sports
The village's football team is EB/Streymur. It was founded 1993 as a merger between Eiðis Bóltfelag and Ítróttarfelagið Streymur.
Geography
Within walking distance of Eiði is the 343-meter-high promontory Eiðiskollur, from the top of which a beautiful view can be had over the sea and the islands, including a view down onto Risin og Kellingin, two legendary rocks that rise 75 meters up from the sea.
A couple of kilometers southeast of Eiði is Lake Eiði, a dammed lake. The water from the dam supplies a hydroelectric power station below. At Eiði, there is a LORAN-C station. The mast of the facility may be the tallest structure on the Faroe Islands.
See also
External links
Media related to Eiði at Wikimedia Commons - Faroeislands.dk: Eiði Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands
- eiði.com Local link collection
- Municipality of Eiði