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 Gøtuskegg (Old Norse: Þrǫ́ndr í Gǫtu) 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.
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External links
Faroeislands.dk: Gøta Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands.
Blasastova.fo - museum
(only in Faroese)
February 22, 2023
norðragøta, also, just, referred, gøta, village, eysturoy, faroe, islands, village, october, 2004location, faroe, islandscoordinates, 20083, 74083, 20083, 74083, coordinates, 20083, 74083, 20083, 74083state, kingdom, denmarkconstituent, country, faroe, islands. Nordragota also just referred to as Gota is a village on Eysturoy Faroe Islands NordragotaVillageNordragota in October 2004NordragotaLocation in the Faroe IslandsCoordinates 62 12 3 N 6 44 27 W 62 20083 N 6 74083 W 62 20083 6 74083 Coordinates 62 12 3 N 6 44 27 W 62 20083 N 6 74083 W 62 20083 6 74083State Kingdom of DenmarkConstituent country Faroe IslandsIslandEysturoyMunicipalityEysturkommunaPopulation December 2022 1 Total660Time zoneGMT Summer DST UTC 1 EST Postal codeFO 512ClimateCfc Contents 1 Overview 2 Sports 3 Music 4 Faroese stamps showing Nordragota 4 1 Old houses in Nordragota 4 2 Church of Gota 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksOverview Edit The famous Faroese singer Eivor Palsdottir posing in national costume in front of the museum Blasastova in Gota The municipality of Gota Gotu kommuna was a municipality until 1 January 2009 when it merged with Leirvik into Eysturkommuna Gota consists also of the villages Gotueidi Gotugjogv and Sydrugota The village lies on Eysturoy s east coast at the bottom of the inlet Gotuvik There is a museum called Gotu Fornminnisavn with the famous house Blasastova The wooden church in the centre of the village is from 1833 Gota is a place of great importance in the history of the Faroe Islands One of the key figures in the Icelandic saga Faereyinga saga called Trondur Gotuskegg Old Norse THrǫ ndr i Gǫtu lived here Trondur also called Trondur i Gotu was a heathen Viking chief who ruled all of the islands for a period of time In the saga Trondur is represented as the bad guy while the good guy is Sigmundur Brestisson Sigmundur Christianised the Faroe Islands for the King of Norway Sports EditThe most popular pastime in Nordragota is football The local football team is Vikingur Gota formerly known as Gotu Itrottarfelag They play their home games at the Serpugerdi Stadium Music EditGota is home to G Festival one of the largest music festivals in the Faroe Islands Faroese stamps showing Nordragota EditOld houses in Nordragota Edit Issued on 5 October 1992 the artist was Jakup Pauli Gregoriussen FR 231 Hja Glyvra Hanusi FR 232 Husini hja Peri FR 233 Blasastova today a museum FR 234 JakupsstovaText for the stamp edition on stamps fo Old Houses in Nodragota permanent dead link Note the web site of the museum Blasastova foChurch of Gota Edit The new church of Gota issued 23 September 2002 These were also the Christmas stamps for that year FO 425 Gotu kirkja FO 426 Inside the church Interior art by Trondur PaturssonText on stamps fo Gota Church permanent dead link See also EditList of towns in the Faroe IslandsReferences Edit Population municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe IslandsExternal links EditFaroeislands dk Gota Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands Blasastova fo museum Gota fo official homepage only in Faroese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nordragota amp oldid 1136270854, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
