Norðragøta ( Danish : Nordregøte ), also just referred to as Gøta , is a village on Eysturoy island, Faroe Islands .
5-404: 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
10-682: A pivotal role in the Christianization of the Faroe Islands on behalf of the King of Norway . 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 . Gøta is home to G! Festival , one of the largest music festivals in the Faroe Islands. Issued on 5 October 1992,
15-517: The artist was Jákup Pauli Gregoriussen . The new church of Gøta, issued: 23 September 2002. These were also the Christmas stamps for that year. Text on stamps.fo: Leirv%C3%ADk Leirvík is a town on the Faroe Islands and was an important regional ferry harbour at the east coast of the second-largest island Eysturoy . Leirvík has a population of 1,055 (2024). It was the only town in
20-477: The municipality of Leirvík ( Leirvíkar kommuna ), however on 1 January 2009, it merged with Gøtu kommuna to make the new municipality called Eysturkommuna . Leirvík is important for its fishing industry. The Norðoyatunnilin , a submarine tunnel to Klaksvík to the east, was opened in April 2006. A district heating system pulls heat from the sea, increases the heat in a heat pump powered by electricity, and sends
25-506: 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
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