Eystur Municipality (Eysturkommuna) is a municipality (kommuna) in the
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...
.
In Faroese, ''eystur'' means east and so the municipality is ''East Municipality''. It covers an eastern part of the island of
Eysturoy
Eysturoy (pronounced estroimeaning 'East Island') is a region and the second-largest of the Faroe Islands, both in size and population.
Description
Eysturoy is separated by a narrow sound from the main island of Streymoy. Eysturoy is extremely ...
. It was created on 1 January 2009 from the merger of
Leirvík
Leirvík ( da, Lervig) is a town on the Faroe Islands and was an important regional ferry harbour at the east coast of the second-largest island Eysturoy. Leirvík has a population of 1,048 (2022).
It was the only town in the municipality of Lei ...
and
Gøta municipalities. It includes the villages of
Norðragøta
Norðragøta, also just referred to as Gøta is a village on Eysturoy, Faroe Islands.
Overview
The municipality of Gøta (''Gøtu kommuna'') was a municipality until 1 January 2009 when it merged with Leirvík into Eysturkommuna. Gøta consis ...
(the administrative centre),
Leirvík
Leirvík ( da, Lervig) is a town on the Faroe Islands and was an important regional ferry harbour at the east coast of the second-largest island Eysturoy. Leirvík has a population of 1,048 (2022).
It was the only town in the municipality of Lei ...
,
Gøtueiði
Gøtueiði ( da, 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 i ...
,
Gøtugjógv
Gøtugjógv ( da, Gøtegjov), Norðragøta and Syðrugøta are villages that are located in the Faroe Islands. These areas are located at the end of an inlet which is called 'Gøtuvík'. This is on the east side of the island of Eysturoy. and
Syðrugøta, as well as other small settlements.
External links
Eysturkommuna.fo - The website of Eystur Municipality
References
Municipalities of the Faroe Islands
Eysturoy
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