Tálknafjörður

Tálknafjörður (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈtʰaul̥knaˌfjœrðʏr̥]) is a fjord located in southern Westfjords between Patreksfjörður and Bildudalur in Iceland.

Tálknafjörður
Tálknafjarðarhreppur
Village and Municipality
Nickname(s): 
Tálknó, Fjörðurinn, heimalandið
Location of the Municipality of Tálknafjörður
Location of the Municipality of Tálknafjörður
Tálknafjörður is located in Iceland
Tálknafjörður
Tálknafjörður
Coordinates: 65°39′N 23°58′W
Country Iceland
ConstituencyNorthwest Constituency
RegionWestfjords
MunicipalityTálknafjörður
Government
 • Mayor (Sveitarstjóri)Arnór Ingi Sigurðsson
Population
 (January 2011)
 • Village and Municipality294
 • Urban
205
 • Metro
200
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
Póstnúmer
460
WebsiteOfficial website

The term is also used for the immediate village and municipality. In January 2011, the municipality had 306 inhabitants, of whom 294 lived within the town proper.

On the land side the municipality is surrounded by the municipality of Vesturbyggð. There is considerable cooperation between the two municipalities but unification was voted down in the latest election. The town of Tálknafjörður was formerly named Sveinseyri [ˈsveinsˌeiːrɪ] or Tunga [ˈtʰuŋka, ˈtʰʏŋka]. By road, the distance to Ísafjörður, the largest city in the West Fjords, is 137 km, and 403 km to Reykjavík. This distance can be significantly shortened by the ferry from Brjánslækur [ˈprjaunsˌlaiːkʏr̥] to Stykkishólmur.

Since 2006, there has been a small group of summerhouses for sea angling tourists in Tálknafjörður. The houses are owned by Iceland Sea Angling.

References

    65.6268°N 23.8244°W / 65.6268; -23.8244


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