Eiðar

Eiðar
Coordinates	65 ° 22 ′  N , 14 ° 21 ′  W Coordinates: 65 ° 22 ′  N , 14 ° 21 ′  W
Basic data
Country	Iceland
region	Austurland
local community	Fljótsdalshérað
Residents	40
The Borgarfjarðarvegur near Eiðar

Eiðar is a settlement in the east of Iceland .

The place is 14 km north of Egilsstaðir on Borgarfjarðarvegur and has 40 inhabitants. Visible from afar is the 220 m high long-wave - Eiðar longwave transmitter which by the Icelandic broadcasting is operated.

The largest buildings in Eiðar belonged to the school. There was an agricultural school here since 1883 , which worked until 1919. An elementary school was then operated until 1998 . Now the school belongs to the Menntaskólinn á Egilsstöðum ( grammar school ). The school buildings were designed by well-known Icelandic architects such as Guðjón Sigvaldason, Rögnvaldur Ólafsson and Sigvaldi Thordarson.

See also

• List of cities in Iceland

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Eiðar-Egilsstaðir. Retrieved March 4, 2020 (Icelandic).