The outlying village of Skálafjørður or Skálabotnur, located at the bottom of the fjord Skálafjørður, was first mentioned in 1630. Here the river Fjarðará runs into the fjord at a sandy beach.
The Christian Keldan congregation settled here in 1987, and a large centre with a well-equipped meeting hall was built in 2004. The Keldan congregation also runs a private independent school with classes from 0 to 7th grade. Skálafjørður has 132 inhabitants.
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