Borðeyri

Borðeyri
Coordinates	65 ° 13 ′  N , 21 ° 6 ′  W Coordinates: 65 ° 13 ′  N , 21 ° 6 ′  W
Basic data
Country	Iceland
region	Norðurland vestra
local community	Húnaþing vestra
Residents	16 (July 15, 2018)
Borðeyri at Hrútafjörður

Borðeyri is now the smallest village (in statistical terms) in Iceland with 16 inhabitants (as of July 15, 2018) .

The place is in the municipality of Húnaþing vestra . Over the Borðeyrarvegur and further over the Innstrandavegur it is 171 kilometers by road to Reykjavík . In earlier centuries Borðeyri was an important trading center with its port on the west bank of the Hrútafjörður . The toponyms Hrútafjörður and Borðeyri were already mentioned in the Vatnsdœla saga .

Here was sigurður eggerz born (1875-1945). He later became a Member of the Icelandic Parliament , Prime Minister and Minister of Finance.

See also

• List of cities in Iceland

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Borðeyri-Reykjavík. Retrieved March 20, 2020 (Icelandic).