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(Redirected from Gøta) Village in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark
Norðragøta
Village
Norðragøta in October 2004Norðragøta in October 2004
Norðragøta is located in Denmark Faroe IslandsNorðragøtaNorðragøtaLocation in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62°12′3″N 6°44′27″W / 62.20083°N 6.74083°W / 62.20083; -6.74083
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Faroe Islands
IslandEysturoy
MunicipalityEysturkommuna
Population
 • Total640
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (EST)
Postal codeFO 512
ClimateCfc

Norðragøta (Danish: Nordregøte), also just referred to as Gøta, is a village on Eysturoy island, Faroe Islands.

Overview

The famous Faroese singer Eivør Pálsdóttir posing in national costume in front of the museum Blásastova in Gøta.

The municipality of Gøta (Gøtu kommuna) was a municipality until 1 January 2009 when it merged with Leirvík into Eysturkommuna. Gøta consists also of the villages Gøtueiði, Gøtugjógv and Syðrugøta. The village lies on Eysturoy's east coast at the bottom of the inlet Gøtuvík. There is a museum called Gøtu Fornminnisavn with the famous house Blásastova. The wooden church in the centre of the village is from 1833.

Gøta is a place of great importance in the history of the Faroe Islands. One of the key figures in the Icelandic saga, Færeyinga saga, called Tróndur í Gøtu (Old Norse: Þrǫ́ndr í Gǫtu) lived here. Tróndur was a heathen Viking-chief who ruled all of the islands for a period of time. In the narrative, Tróndur is depicted as the antagonist, juxtaposed against the protagonist, Sigmundur Brestisson. Sigmundur played a pivotal role in the Christianization of the Faroe Islands on behalf of the King of Norway.

Sports

The most popular pastime in Norðragøta is football. The local football team is Víkingur Gøta, formerly known as Gøtu Ítróttarfelag. They play their home games at the Serpugerði Stadium.

Music

Gøta is home to G! Festival, one of the largest music festivals in the Faroe Islands.

Faroese stamps showing Norðragøta

Old houses in Norðragøta

Issued on 5 October 1992, the artist was Jákup Pauli Gregoriussen.

  • FR 231: Hjá Glyvra Hanusi FR 231: Hjá Glyvra Hanusi
  • FR 232: Húsini hjá Peri FR 232: Húsini hjá Peri
  • FR 233: Blásastova (today a museum) FR 233: Blásastova (today a museum)
  • FR 234: Jákupsstova FR 234: Jákupsstova

Church of Gøta

The new church of Gøta, issued: 23 September 2002. These were also the Christmas stamps for that year.

Text on stamps.fo:

See also

References

  1. Population, municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands

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