Eskifjörður

Eskifjörður
Town
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
Location of the Municipality of Fjarðabyggð Location of the Municipality of Fjarðabyggð
Eskifjörður Location in Iceland
Coordinates:
Country	Iceland
Constituency	Northeast Constituency
Region	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.), Reyðarfjörður (1,102 inh.) and Stöðvarfjörður (203 inh.).

Main sights

A sculpture by Ragnar Kjartansson is located along the main road in Eskifjördur, commemorating the mariners who drowned at sea.

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.

Notable people

• Einar Bragi, poet

External links

Media related to 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