Eiði, Eysturoy Island, Faroe Islands

🇫🇴 Eiði 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 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 number of employees at the station was 32.

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

Municipality Eiði Municipality (Eiðis kommuna) is a 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 the east and Sunda Municipality to the south and east. The population of the municipality is 810 (2023). The mayor of the municipality is Rógvi Egilstoft, and the municipal council consists of seven members elected every four years.

The municipality contains Lake Eiði, which is situated between Eiði and Ljósá on the north-west side of Eysturoy. The Breiðá River flows nearby. Eiði power plant, the largest hydroelectric power station in the Faroe Islands, lies on the lake. The power plant opened in 1987, and is owned by the power producer and distributor SEV. A 100 metres (330 ft) long pipe, capable of holding some 17,000,000 m³ of water, feeds the plant, running from a tunnel leading up a nearby mountain.

Slættaratindur, the highest mountain in the Faroe Islands, with an elevation of 880 metres (2,890 ft) is located between the villages of Eiði, Gjógv, and Funningur.

Nature Lake Eiði (Faroese: Eiðisvatn) is the fifth largest lake in the Faroe Islands. The Breiðá river goes out from the lake and into the ocean. The lake is a popular fishing spot, home to fish such as sea trout, charr, river trout and rainbow trout. The black-legged kittiwake is common around the lake.

The Slættaratindur is the highest mountain in the Faroe Islands, located east of the village of Eiði. The mountain is 880 meters tall.

Energy Eiði power plant is a hydroelectric power plant, located at Lake Eiði. It is the largest of is kind on the Faroe Islands. The power plant is owned by SEV. The first turbine of the plant was started on April 28, 1987 and expansions were made in 1997 and 2000.

Education Eiði School (Faroese: Eiðis skúli) is located in the western part of the village of Eiði. The school goes up to 7th grade, with students transferring to Streymin School (Faroese: Skúlin við Streymin) in Oyrarbakki for 8th, 9th and 10th grade. The municipality also has a kindergarten, which opened in 2008.

Sights The municipality's small size means that there are few attractions. The village of Eiði does have a local history museum. This museum is called Látrið, and it is located centrally in Eiði, set in a restored farmhouse from 1840. Also located in Eiði is Eiði Church, located centrally in the village. It was founded on September 18, 1881 and was designed in 1879 by Danish architect Hans Christian Amberg.