Eiði
Sign in to saveEiði (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.
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Place details
- Locality
- Eiði
- Region
- Eysturoy
- Country
- Føroyar
- Population
- 634
- Timezone
- Atlantic/Faroe
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Eiði
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Eiði, Faroe Islands (2).JPG
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Eiði
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Faroe Islands
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the Faroe Islands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Denmark
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituent country
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Eiði
- Country
- Faroe Islands
- Located in
- Eiði Municipality
- Population
- +688
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- Eiði Municipality
- Official website
- www.eidi.fo
- Image
- Faroe Islands Føroyar Færøerne Wyspy Owcze 2019 (10).jpg
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Eiði (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. Eiði was settled by Norsemen. 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.