Ólafsfjörður
Ólafsfjörður | |
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Town | |
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 Location of the Municipality of Fjallabyggð | |
| Country |  Iceland |
| Constituency[1] | Northeast Constituency |
| Region[2] | Northeastern Region |
| Municipality | Fjallabyggð |
| Population (January 2011) | |
• Total | 824 |
| Postal code | 625 |
| Website | Municipal website |
Ólafsfjarðarbaer | |
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Former Municipality | |
 Location of the former Municipality of Ólafsfjarðarbaer | |
| Country | Iceland |
| • Summer (DST) | [[UTC66°11′N 18°53′W / 66.183°N 18.883°W]] |
Ólafsfjörður is a town in the northeast of Iceland located at the mouth of the fjord Eyjafjörður.
The town is connected to Eyjafjordur via the 3.5 km one-lane Múli tunnel (the Múlagöng). Fishing is the main industry in the town and several fishing trawlers make their home in the town's harbor.
The municipality of Ólafsfjörður and Siglufjörður has merged to form a municipality called Fjallabyggð, which literally means Mountain Settlement.
History
The town grew up around the herring industry that was in much bloom in the 1940s and 1950s, but the herring are gone now.
Ólafsfjörður was connected with a road for the first time in 1940, when the horse riding trail through Lágheiði was improved enabling cars to get over the heath. Before, ships, seaplanes, and horses provided the transport.
Economy
Tourism has become an important industry.
References
External links
Media related to Ólafsfjörður at Wikimedia Commons
