Þingeyri

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Field	Value
official_name	Þingeyri
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Þingeyri.jpg
image_caption	Þingeyri
image_map	Isafjardarbaer map.png
map_caption	Location of the Municipality of Ísafjarðarbær
pushpin_map	Iceland
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Iceland
subdivision_type1	Constituency
subdivision_name1	Northwest Constituency
subdivision_type2	Region
subdivision_name2	Westfjords
subdivision_type3	Municipality
subdivision_name3	Ísafjarðarbær
population_as_of	1 January 2020
population_total	326
population_urban	262
population_metro	64
coordinates
postal_code_type	Póstnúmer
postal_code	470, 471
website
timezone	GMT
utc_offset	+0
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It is located on the coast of Dýrafjörður fjord in the mountainous peninsula Westfjords (in Icelandic written Vestfirðir). On 1 January 2019, it had a population of 246. It has an airport.

Continually inhabited since 1787, Þingeyri is one of the oldest settlements in the Westfjords and the first trading post established there. It is believed to derive its name from a medieval assembly (þing) and has ruins of a medieval booth believed to have been used by visitors to the assembly.

Thanks to its sheltered location Þingeyri developed into a significant fishing center. In the 19th century the French applied for permission to establish a base there to support their fishing operations in the area but were turned down.

From 1884-98, the town served as the base for American halibut fishing in the region. In 1909 a hospital was founded in the village and in 1910-1911 a church was established. In 1957 an airport for medical transport, with a runway of 300×20 meters, was taken into use.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Iceland_Church_of_Thingeyri.jpg" caption="The church of Þingeyri, consecrated in 1911."] ::

In 1995, the inhabitants of Þingeyri voted in favor of a merger with Ísafjörður, Suðureyri, Mýrahreppur, Mosvallahreppur and Flateyri to form the new municipality of Ísafjarðarbær. Of the six municipalities involved, Þingeyri had the lowest rate of approval for the merger with 130 voting in favor and 71 voting against.

The nearby mountain of Sandafell, accessed by driving or hiking, is a tourist destination known for its scenic view. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Christ_by_Þórarinn_B._Þorláksson.jpg" caption="The altarpiece of the church was painted by [[Þórarinn B. Þorláksson]]. It shows Christ with three girls in an Icelandic landscape.Guðrún Edda Gunnarsdóttir."] ::

Climate

Based on the climate data for the most recent reference period, Þingeyri has a subpolar oceanic climate (Köppen Cfc) or a continental subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc), depending on the isotherm used.

|location= Hólar í Dýrafirði, 3 km from Þingeyri (1991–2020) |metric first= Yes |single line= Yes |Jan record high C =11.0 |Feb record high C =10.2 |Mar record high C =13.8 |Apr record high C =17.2 |May record high C =19.5 |Jun record high C =22.4 |Jul record high C =26.0 |Aug record high C =24.4 |Sep record high C =20.2 |Oct record high C =17.5 |Nov record high C =13.6 |Dec record high C =12.1 |Jan high C=2.4 |Feb high C=2.0 |Mar high C=2.3 |Apr high C=4.9 |May high C=8.3 |Jun high C=11.7 |Jul high C=13.8 |Aug high C=13.0 |Sep high C=10.2 |Oct high C=6.1 |Nov high C=3.7 |Dec high C=2.5 |Jan mean C=-0.1 |Feb mean C=-0.7 |Mar mean C=-0.5 |Apr mean C=2.0 |May mean C=5.5 |Jun mean C=8.8 |Jul mean C=10.9 |Aug mean C=10.0 |Sep mean C=7.4 |Oct mean C=3.5 |Nov mean C=1.1 |Dec mean C=0.0 |Jan low C=-3.0 |Feb low C=-3.7 |Mar low C=-3.2 |Apr low C=-0.8 |May low C=2.3 |Jun low C=5.7 |Jul low C=7.7 |Aug low C=7.2 |Sep low C=4.9 |Oct low C=1.3 |Nov low C=-1.6 |Dec low C=-3.1 |Jan record low C =-17.5 |Feb record low C =-18.3 |Mar record low C =-20.9 |Apr record low C =-15.1 |May record low C =-7.4 |Jun record low C =-1.9 |Jul record low C =0.8 |Aug record low C =-1.6 |Sep record low C =-5.9 |Oct record low C =-8.8 |Nov record low C =-15.8 |Dec record low C =-19.2 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm =171.3 |Feb precipitation mm =146.4 |Mar precipitation mm =138.7 |Apr precipitation mm =77.4 |May precipitation mm =72.5 |Jun precipitation mm =35.3 |Jul precipitation mm =41.6 |Aug precipitation mm =55.3 |Sep precipitation mm =126.6 |Oct precipitation mm =106.8 |Nov precipitation mm =129.6 |Dec precipitation mm =169.1 |source = Icelandic Met Office}}

Notes

References

Dóra Hafsteinsdóttir and Sigríður Harðardóttir (eds.) (1990). Íslenska alfræðiorðabókin P-Ö. 1990. Reykjavík: Örn og Örlygur hf.
Guðrún Edda Gunnarsdóttir. Þingeyrarkirkja. From the Þingeyri official website. Last accessed October 12, 2007.
Harding, Paul (2004). Iceland.
Leffman, David and James Proctor (2004). The Rough Guide to Iceland.
Simmonds, Jane (1999). Iceland.

References

''Íslenska alfræðiorðabókin'', p. 563.
Leffman, p. 207.
Simmonds, p. 243.
Harding, p. 160.
"Sjúkraflugvöllur tekinn í notkun á Þingeyri", ''[[Morgunblaðið]]'', 12 November 1957, p. 20.
Guðrún Edda Gunnarsdóttir.
"Monthly Temperature and Precipitation Averages for Hólar í Dýrafirði". [[Icelandic Meteorological Office]].

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