Patreksfjörður

Patreksfjörður
Town
Patreksfjörður, June 2008
Location of the Municipality of Vesturbyggð
Patreksfjörður Location of the Municipality of Vesturbyggð
Coordinates: 65°35′43″N 23°59′5″W / 65.59528°N 23.98472°WCoordinates: 65°35′43″N 23°59′5″W / 65.59528°N 23.98472°W
Country	Iceland
Constituency[1]	Northwest Constituency
Region[2]	Westfjords
Municipality	Vesturbyggð
Population (2016)
• Total	683
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)
Póstnúmer	450
Website	Official website

Patreksfjörður ("Patrick's fjord") is an Icelandic village in the Westfjords with 651 inhabitants (2013 census).

The town was named after Saint Patrick who was the spiritual guide of Örlygur Hrappson, the original settler in the area. 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 petrol station. In town is a hospital, police station and the town hall for the Municipality of Vesturbyggd.

Olympian Leiknir Jónsson was born here.^[3]

Patreksfjörður is a small village in West Fjords in Iceland

Transport

The village and neighbouring area is served by Patreksfjörður Airport.

References

1. Political division
2. Mainly statistical division
3. "Leiknir Jónsson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 8 November 2016.

External links

• More information and photos about Patreksfjörður on Hit Iceland]