Fáskrúðsfjörður is a town in eastern Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

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It has a population of 662 (as of 2011) and constitutes one of the villages composing 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:...

. Professional football player Hilmar Freyr Bjartþórsson is from Fáskrúðsfjörður. He now lives in Kópavogur

Kópavogur

Kópavogur is a city and Iceland's second largest municipality, with a population of 30,779.It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Greater Reykjavík Area. The name literally means seal pup bay...

 and plays for Breiðablik

Breiðablik UBK

Breiðablik was founded in 1950 and is the biggest sports club in Kópavogur in Iceland. Breidablik has several divisions, both men's and women's: football, athletics, basketball, karate, dance, skiing, swimming and team handball.- Name :The name Breiðablik comes from Norse mythology, where it was...

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Geography

Fáskrúðsfjörður, located on the same-named fjord

Fjord

Geologically, a fjord is a long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created in a valley carved by glacial activity.-Formation:A fjord is formed when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley by abrasion of the surrounding bedrock. Glacial melting is accompanied by rebound of Earth's crust as the ice...

, lies between Reyðarfjörður and Stöðvarfjörður. It is one of the easternmost settlements of Iceland.

The other neighbouring villages composing the municipality of Fjarðabyggð are: Eskifjörður (1,043 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.).

External links

Fáskrúðsfjörður page on Fjarðabyggð municipal website