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The other villages composing the municipality are: [[Fáskrúðsfjörður]] (662 inh.), [[Mjóifjörður]] (35 inh.), [[Neskaupstaður]] (1,437 inh.),<ref>Located in the ''[[Reyðarfjörður]]''</ref> [[Reyðarfjörður]] (1,102 inh.) and [[Stöðvarfjörður]] (203 inh.).<ref>{{is icon}} [http://www.fjardabyggd.is/Forsida/ Infos on Fjarðabyggð municipal website]</ref> |
The other villages composing the municipality are: [[Fáskrúðsfjörður]] (662 inh.), [[Mjóifjörður]] (35 inh.), [[Neskaupstaður]] (1,437 inh.),<ref>Located in the ''[[Reyðarfjörður]]''</ref> [[Reyðarfjörður]] (1,102 inh.) and [[Stöðvarfjörður]] (203 inh.).<ref>{{is icon}} [http://www.fjardabyggd.is/Forsida/ Infos on Fjarðabyggð municipal website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110325024139/http://fjardabyggd.is/Forsida/ |date=2011-03-25 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:29, 23 September 2017
Eskifjörður | |
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Town | |
 Eskifjörður with cruise ship Prinsendam at its wharf, 2017 | |
 Location of the Municipality of Fjarðabyggð | |
  Eskifjörður Location in Iceland | |
| Coordinates: 65°04′17.48″N 14°00′55.4″W / 65.0715222°N 14.015389°W | |
| Country |  Iceland |
| Constituency[1] | Northeast Constituency |
| Region[2] | Eastern Region |
| Municipality |  Fjarðabyggð |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,043 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| Website | Official website |
Eskifjörður (in original Icelandic spelling), or also Eskifjördur, is a town and port in eastern Iceland with a large fishing industry. It has a population of 1,043 and constitutes one of the most populated small town part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.
History
Eskifjörður joined Neskaupstaður and Reyðarfjörður in 1998 to form the new municipality of Fjarðabyggð ("fjords-settlement").
Geography
The other villages composing the municipality are: Fáskrúðsfjörður (662 inh.), Mjóifjörður (35 inh.), Neskaupstaður (1,437 inh.),[3] Reyðarfjörður (1,102 inh.) and Stöðvarfjörður (203 inh.).[4]
Main sights
A sculpture by Ragnar Kjartansson is located along the main road in Eskifjördur, commemorating the mariners who drowned at sea.[5]
The Maritime Museum of East Iceland is in an 1816 building and its artefacts illustrate the fishing and seafaring of East Iceland.[6]
Eskifjörður has one of the most beautiful rare stone collections in Iceland, with thousands of polished, cut and original stones from all over the island, privately owned but visitable.[7]
Notable people
- Einar Bragi, poet
References
- ^ Political division
- ^ Mainly statistical division
- ^ Located in the Reyðarfjörður
- ^ Template:Is icon Infos on Fjarðabyggð municipal website Archived 2011-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Becker, Kathleen (1 May 2009). Iceland. Baedeker. p. 162. ISBN 978-3-8297-6616-6. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ^ "Maritime Museum". Retrieved 2017-08-22.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ "Rare Stone Collection". Visit Eskifjörður. 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
External links
Media related to Eskifjörður at Wikimedia Commons
- Template:En icon Visit Eskifjordur tourist guide
- Template:En icon Visit Eskifjordur Facebook Fan page for tourist information around Eskifjordur
- Template:Is icon Facebook Fan page about everything in Eskifjörður
- Template:Is icon Eskifjörður page on Fjarðabyggð municipal website
- Images of Eskifjörður on Flickr
