Eiði
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Eiði [ (
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The village's football team is EB/Streymur. It was founded 1993 as a merger between Eiðis Bóltfelag and Ítróttarfelagið Streymur.
Geography
Within walking distance of Eiði is the 343-meter-high promontory Eiðiskollur, from the top of which a beautiful view can be had over the sea and the islands, including a view down onto Risin og Kellingin, two legendary rocks that rise 75 meters up from the sea.
A couple of kilometers south-east of Eiði is a dammed lake called Eiðisvatn. The water from the dam supplies a hydroelectric power station below. At Eiði, there is a LORAN-C station. The mast of the facility may be the tallest structure on the Faroe Islands.
See also
External links
Media related to Eiði at Wikimedia Commons- Faroeislands.dk: Eiði Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands
- eiði.com Local link collection
- Municipality of Eiði
Media related to Eiði at Wikimedia Commons