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Bakkagerði Town

(pop. 120) A village in Borgarfjörður Eystri, and a trading post since 1894. Now fishing, fish processing, trade and farming. A church with a fine altar piece painted by Jóhannes S. Kjarval (1885-1972), who grew up i...
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Breiðdalsvík ("Broad valley bay") Town

A short, wide bay with some islands, Breiðdalseyjar, on which are eider ducks and seals, belonging to the Heydalir parsonage. A village of the same name (pop. 170) on the north shore. Fishing, farming and, since early th...
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Djúpivogur

By road no. 1 in Berufjörður fjord
A town situated at the mouth of Berufjörður fjord, on the south coast. In the town are the offices of the district doctor, a hotel, a swimming pool, a gymnasium and an elementary school. Djúpivogur had 370 inhabitants on...
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Egilsstaðir Town

By road no. 1
Egilsstaðir (Fljótsdlshérað) is located in the heart of East-Iceland in the broad valley of Fljótsdalshérað. Dense population can be found in Eiðar and Hallormsstaður but the largest rural district is Egilsstaðir/Fellabæ...
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Eskifjörður Town

By road no. 92, between Reyðarfjörður and Neskaupsstaður
(pop. 1070) A town since 1978, part of Fjarðarbyggð on the east side of a short fjord of the same name going north out of Reyðarfjörður. Fishing and fish processing. Community centre Valhöll, folk museum, maritime museu...
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Fáskrúðsfjörður Town

By road no. 955 , betwween Reyðarfjörður and Stöðvarfjörður
(pop. 670) A village on a rather long fjord of the same name which has a valley at the head with many wooded areas, the largest at Gestsstaðir, where wild aspen is found. Became part of Fjarðarbyggð in 2006. Fishing a...
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Fellabær Town

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Höfn Town

Höfn is a town situated on the coast of Hornafjörður fjord and belonged to the municipality of Nesjahreppur until the town became its own municipality with some 300 inhabitants in 1946. It was granted town status on 3...
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Neskaupsstaður Town

On the east fjords, between Eskifjörður and Seyðisfjörður
Neskaupstaður, (pop. 1500) the 2nd biggest town in eastern Iceland, built on the land of the farm Nes, originally settled by Egill rauði (“the red”). Fishing and allied industries, trading, and some farming. Authorized t...
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Reyðarfjörður Town

By road no. 92, between Fáskrúðsfjörður and Eskifjörður
(pop. 950) A town founded at the turn of century because of herring fishing, is now part of Fjarðarbyggð. After a road was built through the Fagridalur valley in 1909 the village grew larger. Trading, administration and ...
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Seyðisfjörður Town

(pop. 730) municipality lying beside a long and narrow fiord of the same name on the east coast of Iceland. The fiord is surrounded by rugged mountains. The municipality is divided into two main parts, called Búðareyri a...
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Stöðvarfjörður Town

(pop. 230) a village on the north side of a small, pleasant fjord of the same name, with the short, grassy, wooded valleys Stöðvardalur and Jafnadalur at its head. Became part of Fjarðarbyggð in 2006. Fishing, some farmi...
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Vopnafjörður Town

A town situated on the southeastern shore of Kolbeinstangi spit. Its population was 550 on December 1st 2006, whereas the population of the municipality as a whole was 712. Just offshore are two islets, Miðhólmi and Skip...
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