Eskifjörður or also Eskifjördur, is a town and port

Port

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 in eastern Iceland

Iceland

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 with a large fishing

Fishing

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 industry. It has a population of 1,043 and constitutes one of the most populated villages part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð

Fjarðabyggð

Fjarðabyggð is a municipality located in eastern Iceland, in Austurland.As of January 2011, it had a total population of approximately 4,600, and is hence the 10th most populous municipality in Iceland.-History:...

.

History

Eskifjörður joined Neskaupstaður

Neskaupstaður

Neskaupstaður is a town located on the fjord Norðfjörður on the eastern side of Iceland. It is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð and, as of 2011, it has a population of 1,437.-History:...

 and Reyðarfjörður

Reyðarfjörður

Reyðarfjörður is a town in Iceland. It has a population of 1,102 and is one of the most populated villages that constitute the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.-History:...

 in 1998 to form the new municipality of Fjarðabyggð ("fjords-settlement").

Geography

The other villages composing the municipality are: Fáskrúðsfjörður

Fáskrúðsfjörður

Fáskrúðsfjörður is a town in eastern Iceland.It has a population of 662 and constitutes one of the villages composing the municipality of Fjarðabyggð. Professional football player Hilmar Freyr Bjartþórsson is from Fáskrúðsfjörður...

 (662 inh.), Mjóifjörður

Mjóifjörður

Mjóifjörður is a village of 35 people in East Iceland, sitting on a fjord of the same name . It is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.-History:...

 (35 inh.), Neskaupstaður

Neskaupstaður

Neskaupstaður is a town located on the fjord Norðfjörður on the eastern side of Iceland. It is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð and, as of 2011, it has a population of 1,437.-History:...

 (1,437 inh.), Reyðarfjörður

Reyðarfjörður

Reyðarfjörður is a town in Iceland. It has a population of 1,102 and is one of the most populated villages that constitute the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.-History:...

 (1,102 inh.) and Stöðvarfjörður

Stöðvarfjörður

Stöðvarfjörður is a small village in east Iceland.It sits on a fjord of the same name. and is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð and has about 200 inhabitants.-Geography:...

 (203 inh.).

Main sights

A sculpture by Ragnar Kjartansson

Ragnar Kjartansson (sculptor)

Ragnar Kjartansson was an Icelandic sculptor. He was a member of the Icelandic Sculptors Society which he established in the Icelandic capital in 1972 along with Hallsteinn Sigurðsson, Jon Gunnar Árnason, Þorbjörg Pálsdóttir and others. He was also the founder of Glit, Ltd., the only ceramic...

 is located along the main road in Eskifjördur, commemorating the mariners who drowned at sea.

Also, the mountain Hólmatindur is considered by the locals to be one of the most naturally beautiful in the area.

External links

Facebook Fan page about everything in Eskifjörður Eskifjörður page on Fjarðabyggð municipal website

• Images of Eskifjörður on Flickr
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