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Snaefellsnes - Towns - All Towns

Hellnar A fishing village

By road no. 574 , between Arnarstapi and Hellissandur
Hellnar, a fishing village on a pretty coastline with strange rock formations. The cave Baðstofa is there, known for the strange light in it. A church, formerly at Laugarbrekka, where the cemetery is. Hellnar is the birt...
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Arnarstapi Fishing village

By road no. 574, between Búðir and Hellnar

Arnarstapi Fishing Village

Arnarstapi, a fishing village in very interesting natural surroundings, with weird basalt columns, gorges and caves by the coast, in most of which there are populous sea-bird colonies...
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Stykkishólmur Town

Stykkishólmur, (pop. 1,150) a town with municipal rights since 1987, but which has been a focal point for the Breiðarfjörður settlements for centuries. Fishing and trading centre. It is named for a large skerry in the ha...
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Grundarfjörður

Grundarfjörður, (pop. 880) a township in a fjord of the same name. Has prospered in recent decades: fishing and fish processing. There was formerly a tradingpost at the eastern end of the head of the fjord. Kirkjufel...
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Ólafsvík Town

By road no. 574 on Snæfellsnes peninsula
Ólafsvík, (pop. 990) a town forming part of Snæfellsbær Community. Good harbour. Main activities fishing and trading. As evidence of early business activity, there is still standing a warehouse dating from 1841, of dis...
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Rif Town

By road no. 574 , between Ólafsvík and Hellissandur
Rif, (pop. 140) a village which was once the most important fishing and trading centre on the Snæfellsnes peninsula. It is again gaining importance with the recent building of a new harbour and the resultant growth in th...
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Hellissandur Town

By road no. 574 , West coast of Snæfellsnes peninsula
A fishing village (pop. 410) A trading and community centre. Maritime museum and a small park.
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