Gøtueiði

Gøtueiði (Danish: Gøteejde) a town in the Faroe Islands, located deep in the Skalafjordur-inlet on Eysturoy, founded in 1850.

Gøtueiði
Village
Gøtueiði
Location in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62°10′30″N 6°46′19″W
State Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country Faroe Islands
IslandEysturoy
MunicipalityEystur
Founded1850
Population
  Total39
Time zoneGMT
  Summer (DST)UTC+1 (EST)
Postal code
FO 666
ClimateCfc

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.

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