Borðeyri is a small hamlet

Hamlet (place)

A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...

 in north-west Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

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It is a minor commercial centre for nearby farms. The population on 1 December 2007 was 25.

The hamlet is a part of the municipality Bæjarhreppur

Bæjarhreppur (Strandasýslu)

Bæjarhreppur is a municipality in Iceland.According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 100 inhabitants.-References:...

 which is one of the smallest in Iceland with a population of 100 in 2010. The municipality covers the west part of Hrútafjörður

Hrútafjörður

Hrútafjörður is a fjord in the north-west of Iceland. It is around 36 km long and lies to the south of Húnaflói bay.The junction and farmstead of Brú is at its southern tip and serves as a local agricultural service station.-See also:...

 fjord. In Borðeyri there is a pre-school and an elementary school, a garage and a guesthouse.

Prime Minister Sigurdur Eggerz and the painters Þorvaldur Skúlason

Þorvaldur Skúlason

Þorvaldur Skúlason was an Icelandic painter. He was born in Bordeyri.-References:...

 and Karl Kvaran

Karl Kvaran

Karl Kvaran was an Icelandic painter and draughtsman. He was born in Borðeyri in western Iceland and died in Reykjavík...

were born in Borðeyri.

External links

• Bordeyri