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Flateyri - Town - Westfjords Iceland
Region:
Westfjords
About: (Description)
Flateyri, a village and authorised (1823) trading place, where trading actually started soon after 1790. Swimming pool and camping site. Fishing and fish-processing are now the main industries. In 1889 the Norwegian Hans Ellefsen started a whaling station near Flateyri, called Sólbakki, which was burned down in 1901 and then closed.
The official reception house of the Icelandic Government, by the lake in Reykjavík, was formerly Ellefsen’s residence, presented by him in 1904 to the government minister Hannes Hafstein and moved from Flateyri. There is said to have been a pagan temple on the hill Goðahóll above Flateyri.
In the early hours of the 26th of October 1995 an avalanche fell on nineteen houses in Flateyri. Of the 45 people in the houses, 20 died. Population now 300. Before this tragic event the population of Flateyri was 380. A protective wall against avalanches has now been built above the town. The wall has a tower that provides an excellent view.
How to get there:
From Ísafjörður take road no. 61 about 3 km to exit to road no. 60. Follow road no. 60 about 12 km to exit to road nl. 64 to Flateyri about 7 km
source
Iceland Road Atlas
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Distances:
61
Ísafjörður
22
61
Bolungarvík
36
62
Brjánslækur
114
1
Borgarnes
438
What's in the area:
Flateyri
Swimming Pool
Guesthouse Holt
Guesthouse
Kirkjuból
Farm Holidays
Suðureyri
Town
Bolungarvík
Town