Eiði

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Eiði
Ejde
Municipality and village

Eiði

Location of 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 / 62.29917; -7.09028
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]] (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.

Sports

The village's football team is EB/Streymur. It was founded 1993 as a merger between Eiðis Bóltfelag and Ítróttarfelagið Streymur.

Geography

Risin and Kellingin
Eiði bay

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.

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