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]

Skálabotnur Skálafjørður
Village
Skálabotnur Location in the Faroe Islands
Coordinates: 62°11′52″N 6°50′59″W
State	Kingdom of Denmark
Constituent country	Faroe Islands
Island	Eysturoy
Municipality	Runavík Municipality
Founded	17th century
Population  (August 2022)[1]
• Total	133
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 third case and preceded by the preposition í, thus as Í Skálafirði, confusion with the fjord-of-the-same-name may be limited.[3]

See also

• List of towns in the Faroe Islands

References

External links

• Danish site with photographs of Skálabotnur/Skalafjørður

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