Ísafjörður

thumb|right|Turnhúsið (built 1784), Krambúð (built 1757) and Tjöruhúsið (built 1781) in Neðstikaupstaður in Ísafjörður Ísafjörður (pronounced , meaning ice fjord, literally fjord of ices) is a town in the northwest of Iceland.

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Ísafjörður is a city in Iceland, situated within the administrative entity of Ísafjarðarbær. It serves as the capital of the Westfjords region. The city has a population of 3,968 and covers an area of 23.42 square kilometers. Its earliest written record dates to 801.

The municipality is twinned with Joensuu, Nanortalik, Runavík, and Tønsberg. Ísafjörður operates in the UTC±00:00 time zone and uses the postal code 400. The city’s elevation is listed as 0 meters above sea level in some records, while other sources indicate an elevation of 69 meters.

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Place details

Locality: Ísafjörður
Region: Westfjords
Country: Ísland
Population: 2,736
Timezone: Atlantic/Reykjavik

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Air quality

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PM2.5: 2.1 µg/m³
PM10: 3.3 µg/m³

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Ísafjörður
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Ísafjörður
Settlement.image_map: Isafjardarbaer map.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the Municipality of Ísafjarðarbær
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iceland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Iceland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northwest Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Westfjords
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Ísafjarðarbær
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: 1 January 2023

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Travel guide

Get around

The town is very small and eminently walkable. The distances from the town to adjacent towns is generally further than walking distance. Thus, you would want to study the bus system that can take you all over, bring a bike or have a car. There is a bike rental in town for the active ones that don't want to walk around.

The lone exception is Hnifsdalur, a tiny village of 250 people near hiking trails. Hnifsdalur is approximately 5 km north from Ísafjörður, and is an easy walk on a paved walking trail running adjacent to Road 61.

See

A total solar eclipse on Wednesday 12 Aug 2026, starting at 17:44 and lasting 90 sec. The chances of a clear sky are only 20%, and you need to find a spot with a clear view to the northwest horizon, where the sun will be setting. Vigur Island is one of the most popular tourist destinations near Ísafjörður. The travel company West Tours offers trips to the island.

Do

Football: Vestri were promoted in 2023 and now play soccer in Besta deild karla, the top tier. Their home ground (capacity 1600) is 500 m west of town centre. The playing season is from April to September.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections

Contents

History
Geography and climate
Overview
Education
Business
Culture
Annual music festivals
Sports
Other sport clubs
Notable natives and residents
Artists
Athletes
Basketball
Cycling
Football
Skiing
References
External links

The oldest part of Ísafjörður with the town centre is located on a spit of sand, or eyri, in Skutulsfjörður, a fjord which meets the waters of the larger fjord Ísafjarðardjúp. With a population of about 2,600, Ísafjörður is the largest settlement in the peninsula of Vestfirðir (Westfjords) and the administration centre of the Ísafjarðarbær municipality, which includes—besides Ísafjörður—the nearby villages of Hnífsdalur, Flateyri, Suðureyri, and Þingeyri.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ísafjörður” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.