Eystur Municipality
Eystur Municipality is a municipality of the Faroe Islands. In Faroese, eystur means east and so the municipality is East Municipality. It covers an eastern part of the island of Eysturoy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: municipality of the Faroe Islands with 2,160 residents
- Description: municipality of the Faroe Islands
- Also known as: “Eystur”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gøtu Church and Norðragøta Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fuglafjørður and Norðragøta.
Fuglafjørður
Town
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fuglafjørður is a village on Eysturoy's east coast in the Faroe Islands. Its name means "fjord of birds". The village is at the edge of a bay and expands into the surrounding steep hills. Fuglafjørður is situated 4 km north of Eystur Municipality.
Norðragøta
Village
Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Norðragøta, also just referred to as Gøta, is a village on Eysturoy island, Faroe Islands.
Syðrugøta
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Syðrugøta is a village on the east coast of the Faroese island of Eysturoy in Eystur Municipality. As of January 2024, it has a population of 506. Its postal code is FO 513.
Eystur Municipality
- Location: Eysturoy, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Eystur Municipality from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“Eystur Municipality” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Eystur”
- Catalan: “Eystur”
- Chinese: “埃斯图尔市镇”
- Danish: “Eystur Kommune”
- Danish: “Eysturkommuna”
- Dutch: “Eysturkommuna”
- Faroese: “Eysturkommuna”
- Finnish: “Eystur”
- French: “Eystur”
- German: “Eysturkommuna”
- Hungarian: “Eystur község”
- Italian: “Eystur”
- Lithuanian: “Eisturojaus savivaldybė”
- Northern Sami: “Eysturkommuna”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Eysturkommuna”
- Norwegian: “Eysturkommuna”
- Polish: “Eysturkommuna”
- Spanish: “Eystur”
- Swedish: “Eystur”
- Swedish: “Eysturs kommun”
- Turkish: “Eystur”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Toftanes and Eystur.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tyril and Kambsdalur.
Faroe Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Tórshavn, Streymoy, Northern Islands, and Klaksvík.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Eystur Municipality”. Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.