Eskifjörður
Eskifjörður | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 The port of Eskifjörður (in background) seen from the mine of Helgustaðir, in Reyðarfjörður | |
 Location of the Municipality of Fjarðabyggð | |
| 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]
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.[6]
Notable people
- Einar Bragi, poet
References
- ^ Political division
- ^ Mainly statistical division
- ^ Located in the Reyðarfjörður
- ^ Template:Is icon Infos on Fjarðabyggð municipal website
- ^ Becker, Kathleen (1 May 2009). Iceland. Baedeker. p. 162. ISBN 978-3-8297-6616-6. Retrieved 11 January 2011.
- ^ "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
