Ljósá
Ljósá is a village located on Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands, in Eiði Municipality. It is located 4 km south of Eiði and 4 km north of Svínáir. The village was founded around 1840.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 32 residents
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Ljosa” and “Lysaa”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lake Eiði and Eiði Hydroelectric Power Station.
Lake Eiði
Reservoir
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Lake Eiði is a lake on the island of Eysturoy in the Faroe Islands. Lake Eiði is located between the villages of Eiði and Ljósá. It is the fifth-largest natural lake in the Faroe Islands, with a natural size of 47 hectares that has been increased to 1.14 square kilometers.
Eiði Hydroelectric Power Station
Power station
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Eiði Hydroelectric Power Station is the largest hydroelectric power station in the Faroe Islands. It stands below a dam on Lake Eiði on the island of Eysturoy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haldórsvík and Langasandur.
Haldórsvík
Village
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Streymoy is the largest of the Faroe Islands. The 24,700 inhabitants make up nearly half of the population of the Faroe Islands.
Langasandur
Village
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Langasandur is a village located on the Faroese island of Streymoy in the municipality of Sunda. The village was settled in 1938, the name Langasandur means Longbeach. Langasandur is situated 4 km south of Ljósá.
Eiði
Village
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Eysturoy is part of the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic. Eysturoy, meaning "east island", is the second-largest island in the Faroe Islands, both in size and population. Eiði is situated 4 km northwest of Ljósá.
Ljósá
- Categories: hamlet and locality
- Location: Eiði Municipality, Eysturoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.26694° or 62° 16′ 1″ northLongitude
-7.06143° or 7° 3′ 41″ westPopulation
32Elevation
60 metres (197 feet)Open location code
9CJJ7W8Q+QCOpenStreetMap ID
node 29023775OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2617513Wikidata ID
Q733544
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From Catalan to Swedish—“Ljósá” goes by many names.
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