Norðragøta

Norðragøta
—  Village  —
Norðragøta Location in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62°12′3″N 6°44′27″W / 62.20083°N 6.74083°W / 62.20083; -6.74083Coordinates: 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
Island	Eysturoy
Population (2006)
– Total	548
Time zone	GMT
– Summer (DST)	EST (UTC+1)
Postal code	FO 512

Norðragøta is a village on Eysturoy, Faroe Islands.

Overview

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

Norðragøta is also just referred to as 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, Færeyingasaga, 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.

The most popular pastime in Norðragøta is football. The local football team is the Víkingur Gøta (Víkingur Gøta). 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.

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  FR 231: Hjá Glyvra Hanusi

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  FR 232: Húsini hjá Peri

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  FR 233: Blásastova (today a museum)

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  FR 234: Jákupsstova

• Text for the stamp edition on stamps.fo: Old Houses in Noðragøta
• Note the web site of the museum: Blasastova.fo

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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  FO 425: Gøtu kirkja

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  FO 426: Inside the church. Interior art by Tróndur Patursson

Text on stamps.fo:

• Gøta Church

See also

• List of towns in the Faroe Islands

External links

• Faroeislands.dk: Gøta Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands.
• Blasastova.fo - museum
• Gota.fo - official homepage (only in Faroese)