Norðragøta (Settlement) – Trap The Faroe Islands

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Eysturkommuna’s town hall in Norðragøta is an example of recent architecture that integrates the building into the surrounding nature. It was designed by Henning Larsen Architects A/S. NIC LEHOUX/HENNING LARSEN ARCHITECTS, 2018

The markatal settlement of Norðragøta has 655 inhabitants and covers 32 merkur. 24 merkur and 8 gyllin are copyhold land distributed between six copyhold tenants. 7 merkur and 8 gyllin are freehold land. The largest copyhold farm covers 9 merkur and 5 gyllin, and it is also one of the few large dairy farms. The sheep herd consists of 995 animals.

The first port facility in Norðragøta came in 1945 and has since been expanded several times. Today, the settlement has a large fishing port with a relatively large quay area. This is also where the settlement’s largest company, Fiskavirkið í Gøtu, which has approx. 100 employees and mainly produces salted fish for markets in Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal, is located. There are also several other smaller companies in the port area, including some related to the salmon farming industry. There are several salmon farms in the Gøtuvík bay.

Norðragøta had a sports field early on, which has since been expanded and modernised, so that there is now a football pitch in Sørpugerði, where the sports association Víkingur (2008) has a new clubhouse. Víkingur, which won the Faroese football championship in both 2016 and 2017, is a merger of the former sports associations in Gøta and Leirvík.

Eysturkommuna’s town hall is located in Norðragøta and was inaugurated in 2018. The building is 750 m2 and with its turf roof, it looks like it has grown out of the ground.

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