Borðeyri
Borðeyri | ||
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Coordinates | 65 ° 13 ′ N , 21 ° 6 ′ W | |
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Country | Iceland | |
Norðurland vestra | ||
ISO 3166-2 | IS-5 | |
local community | Húnaþing vestra | |
Residents | 16 (July 15, 2018) | |
Borðeyri at Hrútafjörður
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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
Individual evidence
- ↑ Borðeyri-Reykjavík. Retrieved March 20, 2020 (Icelandic).