Eiði

Eiði (IPA: Audio|Eidi-faroese-pronunciation.ogg|aiɛ) is a larger village in the Faroe Islands. Its name means "isthmus" in the Faroese language.

* Population: 669
* Location: coord|62|18|47|N|7|5|47|W|type:city_region:FO|display=inline,title
* Postal code (Zip): FO 470
* Municipality: Eiðis
* Football team: EB/Streymur (Founded 1993 as a merger between Eiðis Bóltfelag and Ítróttarfelagið Streymur)

Eiði is located on the North-west tip of Eysturoy.

In the center of the village there is a large stone church from 1881. It was built in connection with the village's centennial.

Eiði has a hotel; one can also camp there.

Within walking distance of Eiði is the 343-meter-high promontory "Eiðiskollur", from the top of which a beautiful view can be had over the sea and the islands, including a view down onto Risin og Kellingin, two legendary rocks that rise 75 meters up from the sea.

A couple of kilometers south-east of Eiði is a dammed lake called "Eiðisvatn". The water from the dam supplies a hydroelectric power station below.

See also

* List of towns in the Faroe Islands

External links

* [http://www.faroeislands.dk/pages/EidiIndex.htm Faroeislands.dk: Eidi Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands]
* [http://www.psp-info.dk/faroe/eidi.htm psp-info.dk: Photo]
* [http://xn--eii-4ma.com/ eiði.com Local link collection]