Eiði (''Northern Faroese''
�ɔiːjɪ) is a village located on the north-west tip of
Eysturoy in the
Faroe Islands. 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 Mun ...
. 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.
History
Eiði was first mentioned in writing early in the 14th Century, though carbon dating indicated that the village was settled by
Vikings, 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
Hans Christian Amberg, sometimes H. C. Amberg (8 April 1749 – 30 January 1815) was a Danish lexicographer.
He was born in Elsinore as a son of goldsmith Lars Amberg, a Norwegian immigrant to Denmark. He was a brother of educator Herman 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
Eiði (''Northern Faroese'' �ɔiːjɪ) is a village located on the n ...
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 is
EB/Streymur. It was founded 1993 as a merger between
Eiðis Bóltfelag and Ítróttarfelagið Streymur.
Notable residents
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Grækaris Joensen (1835 — 1897), teacher, politician and the first mayor of the municipality
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Hans Pauli Samuelsen (born 1984), football player
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Arnbjørn Hansen (born 1986), football player
*
Doris Olafsdóttir (born 1986), football player
References
External links
Eiði municipality's official website
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Populated coastal places in the Faroe Islands
Eiði Municipality