Eiði Municipality

Eiði Municipality is a municipality of the . It is part of the region, and consists of a northwesterly part of the Eysturoy island.
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  • Type: municipality of the Faroe Islands with 746 residents
  • Description: municipality of the Faroe Islands
  • Also known as: Eidi”, “Eiðis Kommuna”, and “Ejde

Places of Interest

Highlights include Slættaratindur and Lake Eiði.

Peak
is the highest mountain in the , at an elevation of 880 metres. It is located in the northern part of , between the villages of , , and . is situated 4 km east of Eiði Municipality.

Reservoir
is a lake on the island of in the . is located between the villages of and . 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.

Power station
The is the largest hydroelectric power station in the . It stands below a dam on on the island of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eiði and Tjørnuvík.

Village
Eysturoy is part of the in the North Atlantic. Eysturoy, meaning "east island", is the second-largest island in the Faroe Islands, both in size and population.

Village
Streymoy is the largest of the . The 24,700 inhabitants make up nearly half of the population of the Faroe Islands. is situated 3½ km west of Eiði Municipality.

Village
Streymoy is the largest of the . The 24,700 inhabitants make up nearly half of the population of the Faroe Islands.

Eiði Municipality

Latitude
62.3009° or 62° 18′ 3″ north
Longitude
-7.0854° or 7° 5′ 8″ west
Population
746
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
Open location code
9CJJ8W27+8R
Geo­Names ID
2622677
Wiki­data ID
Q899135
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Eiði Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Eiði
  • Chinese: 埃伊市镇
  • Danish: Eiðis kommuna
  • Danish: Eiðis Kommune
  • Dutch: Eidis kommuna
  • Dutch: Eiðis kommuna
  • Faroese: Eiðis kommuna
  • Faroese: Eiðis
  • German: Kommune Eiði
  • Hungarian: Eiði község
  • Lithuanian: Eidis
  • Northern Sami: Eiðis kommuna
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Eiðis kommuna
  • Norwegian: Eiðis kommuna
  • Ossetian: Айи
  • Polish: Eiði
  • Polish: Eidis kommuna
  • Polish: Eiðis kommuna
  • Polish: Eidis
  • Polish: Eiðis
  • Russian: Айи
  • Swedish: Eiði kommun
  • Swedish: Eiðis kommun
  • Swedish: Eidis kommuna
  • Swedish: Eiðis kommuna

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Víkarnes and Ljósá.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Eiðis Church and á Látrinum.

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