Patreksfjörður, Westfjords, Iceland
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Patreksfjörður, ("Patrick's fjord") is an Icelandic village in the Westfjords.
The town was named after Patrick bishop in the Hebrides who was the spiritual guide of Örlygur Hrappson, the original settler in the area who came from the Hebrides. Its economy is mainly based on its fisheries. Its name means ‘the fjord of St Patrick’, named as such as it was settled by a reverend after Iceland’s conversion to Christianity. |
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