Gøta

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Gøta is an old place on Eysturoy, Faroe Islands. It consists of the villages Norðragøta (Northern Gøta), Syðrugøta (Southern Gøta), Gøtugjógv (Gøta's cleft) and Gøtueiði (Gøta's isthmus). Together are they the municipality Gøtu kommuna.

Note: In Faroese, gøtu is the accusative, dative and genitive of gøta, which means verbally: "street".

Innhold

Maps[rediger]

  • Position of the Gøtu kommuna on the Faroe map. The main settlement is marked in red color.

  • Map position of Norðragøtu.

  • Map position of Gøtugjógv.

  • Map position of Syðrugøtu.

  • Map postition of Gøtueiði.

Photos[rediger]

  • Norðragøta

  • Old houses

  • Old houses

  • "hjá glyvra Hanusi"

  • The old church in Norðragøta

  • The new church in Gøtugjógv

  • The new church with Norðragøta in the background

  • Beach at Syðrugøta

  • The annual international G! Festival in Syðrugøta (2004)

  • Shop of the wool factory Tøting in Syðrugøta

Stamps[rediger]

Old houses in Norðragøta 1992[rediger]

Date of issue was 5 October 1992, artist Jákup Pauli Gregoriussen. See also: Faroese stamps 1992

  • FR 231: Hjá Glyvra Hanusi

  • FR 232: Húsini hjá Peri

  • FR 233: Blásastova (today a museum)

  • FR 234: Jákupsstova

Church of Gøta 2002[rediger]

The new church of Gøta. Date of issue: 23 September 2002. These were also the Christmas stamps for that year. See also: Faroese stamps 2002

Syðrugøta 2006[rediger]

People[rediger]

  • Eivør Pálsdóttir (*1983), highly acclaimed vocalist and composer in front of the museum Blásastova

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