Norðragøta

Norðragøta (Danish: Nordregøte), also just referred to as Gøta, is a village on Eysturoy island, Faroe Islands.

Overview

The municipality of Gøta (Gøtu kommuna) was a municipality until 1 January 2009 when it merged with

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^{[permanent dead link]}
• 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^{[permanent dead link]}

See also

• List of towns in the Faroe Islands

References

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)