Country Iceland Region Westfjords Póstnúmer 450 Local time Friday 2:21 PM Municipality Vesturbyggð | Constituency Northwest Constituency Time zone GMT (UTC+0) Website Official website Population 683 (2016) Number of airports 1 | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind S at 26 km/h, 93% Humidity | ||
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Patreksfjörður ("Patrick's fjord") is an Icelandic village in the Westfjords with 651 inhabitants (2013 census).
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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.
Climate
Patreksfjörður has a tundra climate (ET) closely bordering on a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc).
Transport
Patreksfjörður Airport is an unscheduled airport located across the fjord, nearly 5 km (3 mi) south of the town. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bíldudalur Airport, 36 km (22 mi) from Patreksfjörður. Eagle Air connects Bíldudalur and Reykjavik with one daily flight. There are scheduled buses from Patreksfjörður to Bíldudalur Airport. The bus also connects Patreksfjörður with nearby villages Bíldudalur and Tálknafjörður.