Ólafsfjörður
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| Constituency | Northeast |
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| Population | 946 (Jan. 2006) |
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| Postal code | 625 |
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Ólafsfjörður is a town in the northwest of Iceland located at the mouth of the fjord Eyjafjörður.
The town is connected to the city of Akureyri via a 3.5 km one-lane tunnel. Fishing is the main industry in the town and several trawlers make their home in the town's harbor.
[edit] History
The town grew up around the herring industry that was in much bloom in the 1940s and 1950s, but the herring are gone now.
Ólafsfjörður was connected with a road for the first time in 1940, when the horse riding trail through Siglufjarðarskarð was improved enabling cars to get through. Before, ships, seaplanes, and horses provided the transport.
[edit] Economy
Tourism has become an important industry.
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