Patreksfjörður
Also known as Patreksfjordur, Patrix Fjord
Patreksfjörður (, ) is a fishing village in the Westfjords of Iceland. It was an important fishing and trading post until the Icelandic government's introduction of a fishing quota in 1990. Administratively, it is part of the municipality of Vesturbyggð. It is the westernmost settlement of Iceland.
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- Locality
- Patreksfjörður
- Region
- Westfjords
- Country
- Ísland
- Population
- 721
- Timezone
- Atlantic/Reykjavik
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Patreksfjörður (, ) is a fishing village in the Westfjords of Iceland. It was an important fishing and trading post until the Icelandic government's introduction of a fishing quota in 1990. Administratively, it is part of the municipality of Vesturbyggð. It is the westernmost settlement of Iceland.
== Etymology == According to the Landnámabók (Book of Settlements)a medieval record of Norse settlements in IcelandPatreksfjörður was named after Bishop Patrick of the Hebrides who was the spiritual guide of Örlygur Hrappson, the first settler of the area who also came from the Hebrides.
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