Skálafjørður (village) explained

Skálafjørður
Other Name:Skálabotnur
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Faroe Islands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Faroe Islands
Subdivision Type:State
Subdivision Type1:Constituent country
Subdivision Name1: Faroe Islands
Subdivision Type2:Island
Subdivision Name2:Eysturoy
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Runavík Municipality
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:17th century
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:March 2023
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:138
Timezone Dst:EST
Utc Offset Dst:+1
Coordinates:62.1978°N -6.8497°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:FO 485
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:Cfc

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]

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]

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  1. https://hagstova.fo/en/population/population/population Population, municipalities and villages
  2. Web site: Avgjørt: Bygdin skal eita Skálafjørður.
  3. Web site: Avgjørt: Bygdin skal eita Skálafjørður.