Eiði Municipality
Eiði Municipality is a municipality of the Faroe Islands. It is part of the Eysturoy region, and consists of a northwesterly part of the Eysturoy island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Slættaratindur
Peak
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Slættaratindur is the highest mountain in the Faroe Islands, at an elevation of 880 metres. It is located in the northern part of Eysturoy, between the villages of Eiði, Gjógv, and Funningur. Slættaratindur is situated 4 km east of Eiði Municipality.
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
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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 Eiði and Tjørnuvík.
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.
Tjørnuvík
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. Tjørnuvík is situated 3½ km west of Eiði Municipality.
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.
Eiði Municipality
- Location: Eysturoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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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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