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

Eysturoy Eysturoy (, meaning '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 rugged, with som ...

in the

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faroes) are an archipelago in the North Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous territory of the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. Located between Iceland, Norway, and the United Kingdom, the islands have a populat ...

. It is the seat of

Eiði Municipality Eiði Municipality () is a Municipalities of the Faroe Islands, municipality 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 th ...

. It is located 4 km north of

Ljósá Ljósá () is a village located on Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands, in Eiði Municipality. It is located 4 km south of Eiði Eiði (''Northern Faroese'' �ɔiːjɪ) is a village located on the north-west tip of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands. It ...

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. Eiði was settled by

Norsemen The Norsemen (or Northmen) were a cultural group in the Early Middle Ages, originating among speakers of Old Norse in Scandinavia. During the late eighth century, Scandinavians embarked on a Viking expansion, large-scale expansion in all direc ...

. The earliest sign of settlement was carbondated to approx. 920 CE. Settlement is likely to have happened earlier. In the centre 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 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 station employed 32 workers.

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 Professional sports, semi-professional football Football team, club based in Streymnes and Eiði. The club was founded in 1993, as result of the merger between Eiðis Bóltfelag, EB and Ítróttarfelagið S ...

. It was founded 1993 as a merger between Eiðis Bóltfelag and Ítróttarfelagið Streymur.

Notable residents

* Grækaris Joensen (1835–1897), teacher, politician and the first mayor of the municipality * Hans Pauli Samuelsen (born 1984), football player * Arnbjørn Hansen (born 1986), football player * Doris Olafsdóttir (born 1986), football player

References

External links

Eiði municipality's official website
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