Skálafjørður (Danish: Skålefjord), also known as Skálabotnur, is a village at the end of the Skálafjørður fjord on the Faroese island of Eysturoy located in Runavík Municipality. It changed its official name from Skálabotnur into Skálafjørður in 2019.[2]
Skálafjørður
Skálabotnur | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Skálafjørður Location in the Faroe Islands | |
| Coordinates: 62°11′52″N 6°50′59″W / 62.19778°N 6.84972°W | |
| State |  Kingdom of Denmark |
| Constituent country |  Faroe Islands |
| Island | Eysturoy |
| Municipality | Runavík Municipality |
| Founded | 17th century |
| Population (March 2023)[1] | |
• Total | 138 |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (EST) |
| Postal code | FO 485 |
| Climate | Cfc |
The 2015 population was 111. Its postal code is FO 485.
On 11 March 2019 a non-binding referendum on the official name of the village was held. 65% voted in favour of Skálafjørður while 35% chose Skálabotnur. The turnout was 74/83 (89%). Because the name Skálafjørður is usually inflected in the dative case and preceded by the preposition í, i.e. í Skálafirði, confusion with the fjord with the same name may be limited.[3]
See also
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edit- ^ Population, municipalities and villages Statistics Faroe Islands
- ^ "Avgjørt: Bygdin skal eita Skálafjørður".
- ^ "Avgjørt: Bygdin skal eita Skálafjørður".
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