Syðrugøta
Village in Faroe Islands, Kingdom of Denmark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Syðrugøta (Danish: Sydregøte) is a village on the east coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in Eystur Municipality.
Syðrugøta | |
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Village | |
.jpg) View of Syðrugøta | |
  Syðrugøta Location in the Faroe Islands | |
| Coordinates: 62°11′12″N 6°45′12″W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Faroe Islands |
| Island | Eysturoy |
| Municipality | Eystur Municipality |
| Population (December 2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 491 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
| Postal code | FO 513 |
| Climate | Cfc |
The December 2022 population was 491. Its postal code is FO 513.
The famous Faroese singer Eivør Pálsdóttir was born here in 1983. Also Tróndur í Gøtu, the most famous Faroe Islander of the Viking age in Faroese history, is said to have lived in the village. Many stories and facts back up that claim.
Several excavations have shown that Syðrugøta is one of the oldest settlements in the Faroe Islands. During many excavations up to the latest one in 2006, remains from the first settlements have been found. Many believe that the great Norse chieftain, Tróndur í Gøtu lived and had his chiefdom in Syðrugøtu – among many reasons why, is because of the good view he would have had out to the horizon and the short distance to his fleet, stationed at Undir Gøtueiði. There are still many unexcavated ruins of centuries-old farmhouses buried in the ground in Syðrugøtu.