Neskaupstaður

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Neskaupstaður
Town
View of Neskaupstaður
Location of the Municipality of Fjarðabyggð
Neskaupstaður
Location in Iceland
Coordinates: 65°09′N 13°42′W / 65.150°N 13.700°W / 65.150; -13.700
Country  Iceland
Constituency[1] Norðausturkjördæmi
Region[2] Austurland
County Suður-Múlasýsla
Municipality Fjarðabyggð
Population (2008)
 • Total 1,437
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)
Website Official website

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

It suffered severe depopulation in the 1990s, but this has been reversed as a result of the building of an aluminum smelter and a new hydroelectric power-plant in East Iceland.

Neskaupstaður joined Eskifjörður and Reyðarfjörður in 1998 to form the new municipality of Fjarðabyggð ("fjords-settlement").

The 2002 Icelandic movie Hafið (The Sea) was filmed almost entirely in and around Neskaupstaður.

Geography

The other villages composing the municipality are: Eskifjörður (1,043 inh.), Fáskrúðsfjörður (662 inh.), Mjóifjörður (35 inh.), Reyðarfjörður (1,102 inh.) and Stöðvarfjörður (203 inh.).[3]

Economy

Síldarvinnslan h/f operates one of the most advanced fish processing plants in Europe, it mainly produces fish for human consumption.

Twin towns

Photogallery

  • Norðfjörður. Neskaupstaður lies to the extreme right, out of picture

  • Neskaupstaður - Panorama of town

References

  1. ↑ Political division
  2. ↑ Mainly statistical division
  3. ↑ (Icelandic) Infos on Fjarðabyggð municipal website

External links

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1Icelandic settlements with city or town status. Not to be confused with the municipalities.

Coordinates: 65°09′N 13°42′W / 65.150°N 13.700°W / 65.150; -13.700

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