Eskifjörður
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| The port of Eskifjörður (in background) seen from the mine of Helgustaðir, in Reyðarfjörður
The port of Eskifjörður (in background) seen from the mine of Helgustaðir, in Reyðarfjörður
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 Eskifjörður
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| Country |  Iceland |
| Constituency[1] | Northeast Constituency |
| Region[2] | Eastern Region |
| Municipality | 16px Fjarðabyggð |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,043 |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
| 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 villages 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
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Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- (English) Visit Eskifjordur tourist guide
- (English) Visit Eskifjordur Facebook Fan page for tourist information around Eskifjordur
- (Icelandic) Facebook Fan page about everything in Eskifjörður
- (Icelandic) Eskifjörður page on Fjarðabyggð municipal website
- Images of Eskifjörður on Flickr
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- ↑ Political division
- ↑ Mainly statistical division
- ↑ Located in the Reyðarfjörður
- ↑ (Icelandic) Infos on Fjarðabyggð municipal website
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