State Kingdom of Denmark Island Eysturoy Postal code FO 512 Population 567 (1 Jan 2007) Municipality Eystur Municipality | Constituent country Faroe Islands Time zone GMT Climate Cfc Local time Monday 2:16 AM Clubs and Teams Víkingur Gøta, GÍ Gøta | |
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Norðragøta, also just referred to as Gøta (Danish: Nordregøte), is a village on Eysturoy, Faroe Islands.
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Map of Nordragota, Faroe Islands
Overview
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 Gøtuskegg lived here. Trondur (also called Tróndur í Gøtu) was a heathen Viking-chief who ruled all of the islands for a period of time. In the saga Tróndur is represented as the "bad guy" while the "good guy" is Sigmundur Brestisson. Sigmundur Christianised the Faroe Islands for the King of Norway.
Sports
The most popular pastime in Norðragøta is football. The local football team is Víkingur Gøta, formerly known as GÍ Gøta. 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.
Old houses in Norðragøta
Issued on 5 October 1992, the artist was Jákup Pauli Gregoriussen.
Church of Gøta
The new church of Gøta, issued: 23 September 2002. These were also the Christmas stamps for that year.
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