Eiði
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 Location of Eiði municipality in the Faroe Islands |
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| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Faroe Islands |
| Island | Eysturoy |
| Population (1 January 2006) | |
| • Total | 652 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | EST (UTC+1) |
| Zip | FO 470 |
Eiði [[ˈaiːjɪ] (
listen)] (local pronunciation: [IPA: [ˈɔiːjɪ]]) (Danish: Ejde) is a large village located on the north-west tip of Eysturoy, Faroe Islands.
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.
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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 south-east of Eiði is a dammed lake called Eiðisvatn. 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
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