Vesturbyggð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvɛstʏrˌpɪɣθ] ⓘ) is a municipality located in the Westfjords in Iceland. 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.[2]

On 19 May 2024, Tálknafjörður municipality disbanded and the town joined the Vesturbyggð municipality.[3]

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Iceland

Vesturbyggð terminated all its twinnings in 2018.[4]

Previously it was twinned with:

References

  1. ^ Ritstjórn (19 June 2024). "Vesturbyggð og Gerður Björk ráðin bæjarstjóri" (in Icelandic). Bæjarins Besta. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  2. ^ Hugrún Hannesdóttir Diego (28 October 2023). "Samþykktu nýtt sameinað sveitarfélag á Vestfjörðum" (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  3. ^ Ritstjórn (19 June 2024). "Vesturbyggð og Tálknafjörður: ráðning bæjarstjóra í dag" (in Icelandic). Bæjarins Besta. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Bæjarstjórn #319". vesturbyggd.is (in Icelandic). Vesturbyggð. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2020.



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