Eiði (''Northern Faroese'' �ɔiːjɪ) is a village located on the north-west tip of

Eysturoy Eysturoy (pronounced estroimeaning 'East Island') is a region and the second-largest of the Faroe Islands, both in size and population. Description Eysturoy is separated by a narrow sound from the main island of Streymoy. Eysturoy is extremely ...

in the

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...

. It is the seat of

Eiði Municipality Eiði Municipality is a municipality ( fo, kommuna) of the Faroe Islands. It is part of the Eysturoy region, and consists of a northwesterly part of the Eysturoy island. The municipality borders Runavík Municipality to the east and Sunda Munici ...

. It is located 4 km north of

Ljósá Ljósá ( da, Lyså) is a village located on Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands, in Eiði Municipality. It is located 4 km south of Eiði and 4 km north of Svínáir Svínáir ( da, Svinåer) is a village located on Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands, in ...

and 6.5 km west of

Funningur Funningur is a village on the Faroe Islands. It is located on the northwest coast of Eysturoy (). It was the only village in the municipality called ''Funnings kommuna'', which on 1 January 2009 became part of Runavíkar kommuna. To the west of ...

History

Eiði was first mentioned in writing early in the 14th Century, though carbon dating indicated that the village was settled by

Vikings Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...

, in the 9th century. In the center of the village, is Eiði Church. It was founded on September 18, 1881 and was designed in 1879 by Danish architect Hans Christian Amberg. The

LORAN-C transmitter Ejde LORAN-C transmitter Ejde was the Master station of the Ejde LORAN-C Chain ( GRI 9007). It used a transmission power of 400 kW. Ejde LORAN-C transmitter, situated near Eiði at (). Ejde LORAN-C transmitter used as antenna a 190.5 metre ( 625 ft) ta ...

was previously located just east of Eiði. The transmitter was deemed obsolete in 2015 and was turned off for the final time on 1 January 2016 and dismantled three years later. It was an important station for submarine navigation during the Cold War. At its peak in the 1960s, the number of employees at the station was 32.

Sports

The village's

football team A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an All-st ...

EB/Streymur EB/Streymur is a Faroe Islands, Faroese semi-professional association football, football club based in Streymnes and Eiði. The club was founded in 1993, as result of the merger between Eiðis Bóltfelag, EB and Ítróttarfelagið Streymur, Strey ...

. It was founded 1993 as a merger between

Eiðis Bóltfelag Eiðis Bóltfelag (also known as EB) is a Faroese sports club based in Eiði. Its football section merged with Streymur Hvalvik in 1993 to form EB/Streymur. History Football The club was founded on 23 February 1913, making it the oldest foo ...

and Ítróttarfelagið Streymur.

Notable residents

* Grækaris Joensen (1835 — 1897), teacher, politician and the first mayor of the municipality *

Hans Pauli Samuelsen Hans Pauli Samuelsen (born 18 October 1984) is a retired Faroese professional footballer who played as a left winger. Club career Samuelsen started his professional career in EB/Streymur where he stayed for 13 years, playing 309 competitive ma ...

(born 1984), football player *

Arnbjørn Hansen Arnbjørn Theodor Hansen (; born 27 February 1986 in Eiði) is a Faroese football striker who plays for EB/Streymur in the Faroe Islands Premier League. He has also played for the Faroe Islands national team from 2006 to 2014. As of 20 Novemb ...

(born 1986), football player *

Doris Olafsdóttir Doris í Garði Olafsdóttir ( née Joensen; born 13 July 1986) is a Faroese former footballer who played as a centre back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks durin ...

(born 1986), football player

References

External links

Eiði municipality's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Eidi Populated coastal places in the Faroe Islands Eiði Municipality