Vesturbyggð () 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' ...
located in the
Westfjords
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in
Iceland
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. The municipality includes the towns of
Patreksfjörður, with 721 inhabitants;
Tálknafjörður, with 261 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.
On 19 May 2024, Tálknafjörður municipality disbanded and the town joined the Vesturbyggð municipality.
Twin towns – sister cities
Vesturbyggð terminated all its twinnings in 2018.
Previously it was twinned with:
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Nordfyn, Denmark
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Svelvik
is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Drammen Municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The town is located along the west shore of the Drammensfjorden, about to the southeast of the Drammen (town), town of Drammen and about north ...
, Norway
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Vadstena
Vadstena () is a locality and the seat of Vadstena Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden
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, Sweden
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Naantali, Finland
References
External links
Official website
Municipalities of Iceland
Westfjords
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