Gøtueiði

Village in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark
62°10′30″N 6°46′19″W / 62.17500°N 6.77194°W / 62.17500; -6.77194State Kingdom of DenmarkConstituent country Faroe IslandsIslandEysturoyMunicipalityEysturFounded1850Population
 • Total39Time zoneGMT • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (EST)Postal code
FO 666
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Gøtueiði (Danish: Gøteejde) a town in the Faroe Islands, located deep in the Skalafjordur-inlet on Eysturoy, founded in 1850.

The village has now grown towards its neighbour-village Skipanes. During the 1980s there were religious tent-meetings in Gøtueiði.

Gotueidi consists of the villages/settlements Norðragøta (Northern Gøta), Syðrugøta (Southern Gøta), Gøtugjógv (Gøta's cleft) and Gøtueiði (Gøta's isthmus). They form part of the Eystur municipality.

See also

External links

  • Faroeislands.dk: Gotueidi Images and description of all cities on the Faroe Islands.
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