Gøtueiði
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| Gøtueiði | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
  Gøtueiði | |
| Coordinates: 62°10′30″N 6°46′19″W / 62.17500°N 6.77194°WCoordinates: 62°10′30″N 6°46′19″W / 62.17500°N 6.77194°W | |
| State |
 Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |
 Faroe Islands |
| Island | Eysturoy |
| Municipality | Eystur |
| Founded | 1850 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 39 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | EST (UTC+1) |
| Postal code | FO 666 |
Gøtueiði 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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