In 'Klaus', what is the name of the isolated town where the story takes place?

In “Klaus,” the isolated town where the story takes place is Smeerensburg.

Smeerensburg is a remote town on a northern island, where Jesper is sent after deliberately performing poorly at the Royal Postal Academy. His wealthy father gives him an ultimatum: establish a post office and process 6,000 letters within a year, or lose access to the family fortune.

When Jesper arrives, Smeerensburg is dominated by two feuding families, the Ellingboes and the Krums. Their hostility has made ordinary communication nearly impossible, leaving Jesper with very few letters to deliver. His meeting with the reclusive toymaker Klaus gradually changes the town and provides the foundation for the film’s imaginative origin story of Santa Claus.

A frequent mix-up is treating Klaus, Alva, or Jesper as the town’s name. Klaus is the woodsman who makes toys, Alva is the local teacher, and Jesper is the newly assigned postman. “Klaus” is a 2019 animated film directed by Sergio Pablos and produced for Netflix.