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Eiði
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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.
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- 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
- Faroe Islands
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Eysturoy
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Eiði
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
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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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eiði” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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