Eiði

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Eiði
Village
Eiði
Eiði
Eiði is located in Denmark Faroe Islands
Eiði
Eiði
Location in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62°17′57″N 7°5′25″W / 62.29917°N 7.09028°W / 62.29917; -7.09028
StateDenmark
Constituent countryFaroe Islands
RegionEysturoy
MunicipalityEiði
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total688
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
470
ClimateCfc

Eiði [ˈaiːjɪ] (About this soundlisten) (Northern Faroese [ˈɔiːjɪ];) is a village located on the north-west tip of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands. It is the seat of Eiði Municipality. It is located 4 km north of Ljósá 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.[2][3]

Located just east of Eiði is the LORAN-C transmitter Ejde. It was an important station for submarine navigation during the Cold War, and in the 1960s the number of employees at the station were at 32. Today there are 2 employees at the station, and although the American support for the station was stopped in 1994, it is still in use.[4][5]

Sports[]

The village's football team is EB/Streymur. It was founded 1993 as a merger between Eiðis Bóltfelag and Ítróttarfelagið Streymur.[6][7]

Notable residents[]

References[]

  1. ^ "IB01030 Population by sex, age, village/city and month(1985-2021)". Statbank.hagstova.fo. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  2. ^ "History". Eidi.fo. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Eiði Kirkja". Danske-kirker.dk. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Loran-C i Eiði". Slks.dk. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Loran Station Ejde". Loran-history.info. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Eiðis Bóltfelag 100 ár – Tey máttu byrja heilt umaftur (3)" (in Danish). Hvannrok.fo. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  7. ^ "EB/Streymur" (in Danish). Uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 September 2016.

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