Vesturbyggð
Municipality in Westfjords, Iceland
Coat of arms
Location of Vesturbyggð
(2021)
450, 451, 465
Vesturbyggð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvɛstʏrˌpɪɣθ] ⓘ) is a municipality located in the Westfjords in Iceland. In Vesturbyggð, there are Patreksfjörður with 721 inhabitants, Bíldudalur with 238 inhabitants and Krossholt with 19 inhabitants. The municipality is served by Patreksfjörður Airport and Bíldudalur Airport.
On 28 October 2023, residents voted to unify with Tálknafjarðarhreppur.[1]
Twin towns – sister cities
Vesturbyggð terminated all its twinnings in 2018.[2]
Previously it was twinned with:
- Nordfyn, Denmark
- Svelvik, Norway
- Vadstena, Sweden
- Naantali, Finland
References
External links
- Official website (in Icelandic)
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Municipalities of Iceland
- Grindavíkurbær
- Reykjanesbær
- Suðurnesjabær
- Sveitarfélagið Vogar
- Húnabyggð
- Húnaþing vestra
- Skagabyggð
- Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður
- Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd
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