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
Sports Local football club Vestri plays in the country's second tier as of 2022. They play their home games at the Torfnesvöllur 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
Mayors Kristján Þór Júlíusson 1996–1997 Jónas Ólafsson and Kristinn Jón Jónsson Halldór Halldórsson 1998–2010 Daníel Jakobsson 2010–2014 Gísli Halldór Halldórsson 2014–2018 Guðmundur Gunnarsson 2018–2020 Birgir Gunnarsson 2020–2022 Arna Lára Jónsdóttir 2022–2025 Sigríður Júlía Brynleifsdóttir 2025–present
References
External links Official website