Skálafjørður (), also known as Skálabotnur, is a village at the end of the
Skálafjørður
Skálafjørður () is a fjord in Eysturoy and the longest in the Faroe Islands.
Name
Skála is a town situated on the western shore of the fjord. Its name (''Skáli'', genitive case ''skála'') means 'hall', 'assembly hall' or 'isolated hut' i ...
fjord on the Faroese island of
Eysturoy
Eysturoy (, meaning 'East Island') is a region and the second-largest of the Faroe Islands, both in size and population.
Description
Eysturoy is separated by a narrow sound from the main island of Streymoy. Eysturoy is extremely rugged, with som ...
located in
Runavík Municipality
Runavík Municipality () is a municipality of the Faroe Islands. The town of Saltangará is the administrative centre.
Its area comprises parts of the island of Eysturoy.
It contains the following towns and villages:
On Eysturoy:
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. It changed its official name from Skálabotnur into Skálafjørður in 2019.
The 2015 population was 111. Its postal code is FO 485.
On 11 March 2019 a non-binding referendum on the official name of the village was held. 65% voted in favour of Skálafjørður while 35% chose Skálabotnur. The turnout was 74/83 (89%). Because the name Skálafjørður is usually inflected in the dative case and preceded by the preposition í, i.e. ''í Skálafirði'', confusion with the fjord with the same name may be limited.
See also
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List of towns in the Faroe Islands
This is a list of villages (and towns) of the Faroe Islands as of 29 of April 2025. :fo:Býir í Føroyum
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Towns In The Faroe Islands
Towns
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ) (alt. the Faro ...
References
External links
Danish site with photographs of Skálabotnur/Skalafjørður
Populated places in the Faroe Islands
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