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Ísafjarðarbær
Ísafjarðarbær
is a
municipality
of
Iceland
in the
Westfjords
region
, created in 1996 from
Flateyrarhreppur
,
Ísafjarðarkaupstaður
,
Mosvallahreppur
,
Mýrahreppur
,
Suðureyrarhreppur
and
Þingeyrarhreppur
.
Geography
The
principal
settlement
is
Ísafjörður
, others being
Hnífsdalur
,
Flateyri
,
Suðureyri
and
Þingeyri
.
Education
University Centre of the Westfjords
— a
higher education
institute
in Ísafjörður
Flateyri Folk High School
— a
folk high school
in Flateyri
Menntaskólinn á Ísafirði
— a
gymnasium
in Ísafjörður
Transport
The municipality is served by
Ísafjörður Airport
.
Twin towns
–
sister cities
Ísafjarðarbær is
twinned
with:
Joensuu
, Finland
Kaufering
,
Germany
Linköping, Sweden
Runavík
,
Faroe Islands
Tønsberg, Norway