Patreksfjörður (, "Patrick's

fjord In physical geography, a fjord or fiord () is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Alaska, Antarctica, British Columbia, Chile, Denmark, Germany, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Ice ...

") is an

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

ic village in the

Westfjords The Westfjords or West Fjords ( is, Vestfirðir , ISO 3166-2:IS: IS-4) is a large peninsula in northwestern Iceland and an administrative district, the least populous administrative district. It lies on the Denmark Strait, facing the east coast ...

with 721 inhabitants (2021 census). The town was named after Patrick bishop in the Hebrides who was the spiritual guide of Örlygur Hrappson, the original settler in the area who came from the Hebrides. Its economy is mainly based on its fisheries. Amenities include a swimming pool, bank, campsite, four guesthouses, a hotel, two restaurants, two cafes and a gas station. In town is a hospital, police station and the town hall for the Municipality of Vesturbyggd. Olympian Leiknir Jónsson was born here. Patreksfjordur_hiticeland_westfjords

Climate

Patreksfjörður has a

tundra climate The tundra climate is a polar climate sub-type located in high latitudes and high mountains. undra climate https://www.britannica.com/science/tundra-climateThe Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2019 It is classified as ET according to Köppen ...

(ET).

Transport

Patreksfjörður Airport is an unscheduled airport located across the fjord, nearly south of the town. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is

Bíldudalur Airport Bíldudalur Airport is an airport serving Bíldudalur, a village in the Vesturbyggð municipality in the Westfjords of Iceland. The runway is south-southeast of the village. Airlines and destinations Statistics Passengers and movements Se ...

, from Patreksfjörður. Eagle Air connects

Bíldudalur Bíldudalur () is a village situated on the coast of Arnarfjörður, one of the Westfjords in Iceland. It is situated in the Vesturbyggð municipality and has 238 inhabitants (as of January 2021). The village prospered in the 19th century thank ...

and Reykjavik with one daily flight. There are scheduled buses from Patreksfjörður to Bíldudalur Airport. The bus also connects Patreksfjörður with nearby villages

and

Tálknafjörður Tálknafjörður () is a fjord located in southern Westfjords between Patreksfjörður and Bildudalur in Iceland. The term is also used for the immediate village and municipality. In January 2011, the municipality had 306 inhabitants, of whom 29 ...

References

External links

More information and photos about Patreksfjörður on Hit Iceland
Populated places in Westfjords {{Iceland-geo-stub