Ísafjarðarbær () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
of
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
in the
Westfjords
The Westfjords or West Fjords (, ) is a large peninsula in northwestern Iceland and an administrative region, the least populous in the country. It lies on the Denmark Strait, facing the east coast of Greenland. It is connected to the rest of I ...
region, created in 1996 from
Flateyrarhreppur,
Ísafjarðarkaupstaður,
Mosvallahreppur,
Mýrahreppur,
Suðureyrarhreppur and
Þingeyrarhreppur.
Geography
The principal settlement is
Ísafjörður
Ísafjörður (pronounced , meaning ''ice fjord'', literally ''fjord of ices'') is a town in the northwest of Iceland.
The oldest part of Ísafjörður with the town centre is located on a spit of sand, or ''eyri'', in Skutulsfjörður, a fjord ...
, others being
Hnífsdalur,
Flateyri,
Suðureyri and
Þingeyri.
Education
*
University Centre of the Westfjords — a higher education institute in
Ísafjörður
Ísafjörður (pronounced , meaning ''ice fjord'', literally ''fjord of ices'') is a town in the northwest of Iceland.
The oldest part of Ísafjörður with the town centre is located on a spit of sand, or ''eyri'', in Skutulsfjörður, a fjord ...
*
Flateyri Folk High School — a
folk high school
Folk high schools (also ''adult education center'') are institutions for adult education that generally do not grant academic degrees, though certain courses might exist leading to that goal. They are most commonly found in Nordic countries and i ...
in
Flateyri
*
Menntaskólinn á Ísafirði — a
gymnasium in
Ísafjörður
Ísafjörður (pronounced , meaning ''ice fjord'', literally ''fjord of ices'') is a town in the northwest of Iceland.
The oldest part of Ísafjörður with the town centre is located on a spit of sand, or ''eyri'', in Skutulsfjörður, a fjord ...
Sports
Local football club
Vestri plays in the country's second tier as of 2022. They play their home games at the
Torfnesvöllur in Ísafjörður.
Transport
The municipality is served by
Ísafjörður Airport
Ísafjörður Airport ( ) is an airport serving Ísafjörður, a town in the Westfjords () region in northwestern Iceland. History
Planning for the airport started in 1958 construction of the runway started the same year. It was originally 1,100 ...
.
Twin towns – sister cities
Ísafjarðarbær is
twinned with:
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Joensuu, Finland
*
Kaufering, Germany
*
Linköping
Linköping ( , ) is a city in southern Sweden, with around 167,000 inhabitants as of 2024. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality and the capital of Östergötland County. Linköping is also the episcopal see of the Diocese of Linköping (Chu ...
, Sweden
*
Runavík, Faroe Islands
*
Tønsberg
Tønsberg (), historically Tunsberg, is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located about south-southwest of the capital city of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near ...
, Norway
Mayors
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Kristján Þór Júlíusson 1996–1997
*Jónas Ólafsson and Kristinn Jón Jónsson
*Halldór Halldórsson 1998–2010
*
Daníel Jakobsson 2010–2014
*Gísli Halldór Halldórsson 2014–2018
*Guðmundur Gunnarsson 2018–2020
*Birgir Gunnarsson 2020–2022
*
Arna Lára Jónsdóttir
Arna Lára Jónsdóttir (born 30 May 1976) is an Icelandic politician and member of the Althing. A member of the Social Democratic Alliance, she has represented the Northwest constituency since November 2024.
Arna was born on 30 May 1976 in ...
2022–2025
*Sigríður Júlía Brynleifsdóttir 2025–present
References
External links
Official website
Municipalities of Iceland
Westfjords
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