Viðareiði
Viðareiði is the northernmost settlement in the Faroe Islands and lies on the Island of Viðoy, which belongs to the Norðoyar Region.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Cdani, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 331 residents
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Vidareidi” and “Videreide”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Viðareiðis Church and Cape Enniberg.
Cape Enniberg
Cliff
Photo: Thorbjoern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cape Enniberg is a cliff located on the Island of Viðoy. At 754 metres high, it is one of the highest promontories in the world. Enniberg is the northernmost point of the Faroe Islands. Cape Enniberg is situated 3½ km northwest of Viðareiði.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Múli and Skálatoftir.
Múli
Village
Photo: Maciej Brencz, CC BY 2.0.
Múli is a hamlet on the island of Borðoy in the Norðoyar Region of the Faroes. Múli lies on the outermost northern edge of Borðoy's east coast. The origins of the settlement can be traced back to the 14th century. Múli is situated 2½ km southwest of Viðareiði.
Skálatoftir
Hamlet
Photo: Tofts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Skálatoftir is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km southwest of Viðareiði.
Hvannasund
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hvannasund is a village and municipality in the Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. Hvannasund is located on the west coast of the island of Viðoy. Hvannasund is situated 7 km south of Viðareiði.
Viðareiði
- Categories: hamlet and locality
- Location: Viðareiði, Northern Islands, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.3602° or 62° 21′ 37″ northLongitude
-6.53546° or 6° 32′ 8″ westPopulation
331Elevation
123 metres (404 feet)Open location code
9CJM9F67+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 29023822OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2610302Wikidata ID
Q901774
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Turkish—“Viðareiði” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Відарэйдзі”
- Catalan: “Viðareiði”
- Chinese: “维阿雷伊”
- Danish: “Vidareidi”
- Danish: “Viðareiði”
- Danish: “Viðareiðis kommuna”
- Danish: “Viderejde”
- Dutch: “Vidareidi”
- Dutch: “Viðareiði”
- Faroese: “Viðareiði”
- French: “Viðareiði”
- German: “Vidareidi”
- German: “Viðareiði”
- German: “Viderejde”
- Hungarian: “Viðareiði”
- Icelandic: “Viðareiði”
- Italian: “Municipalità di Viðareiði”
- Italian: “Viðareiði”
- Korean: “비다레이디”
- Lithuanian: “Vidareidis”
- Manx: “Vidareidi”
- Manx: “Viðareiði”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vidareide”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vidareidi”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Viðareiði”
- Norwegian: “Viðareiði”
- Ossetian: “Виарайи”
- Ossetian: “Вийарайи”
- Polish: “Viðareiði”
- Romanian: “Vidareidi”
- Romanian: “Viðareiði”
- Scots: “Vidareidi”
- Scots: “Viðareiði”
- Spanish: “Viðareiði”
- Swedish: “Vidareidi”
- Swedish: “Viðareiði”
- Turkish: “Viðareiði”
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