Garður is a municipality (Sveitarfélagið) and town located in southwestern 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...

, bordered by the Faxaflói Bay

Faxaflói

Faxaflói , formerly known in English as Faxa Bay and Faxe Bay, is a bay in Southwest-Iceland between the peninsulas of Snæfellsnes and Reykjanes.The capital of the island, Reykjavík, is situated on its southern shore...

 on the Reykjanes

Reykjanes

Reykjanes or Reykjanesskagi is a peninsula and a volcanic system situated at the south-western end of Iceland, near the capital of Reykjavík....

 peninsula.

As of January 2011, Garður had a total population

Population

A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

 of 1,452. The town Gardur, which means fence or wall, was named after one of the many earthen walls once erected on the boundaries between local properties.

Overview

The rich fishing grounds by the shore remain the town's economic base. A great deal of fishing was carried out here in earlier centuries, and there are relics to be found along the shore. Garður remains a strong fishing center with fish processing firms.

The Garður Peninsula Historical Museum (Byggðasafn Garðskaga), which is located at the peninsula, tells the story of the fishermen and the history of the people who lived and worked in the community.

Garður is also known for its lighthouses. The old Garðskagi Lighthouse was built in 1897 and was used until recently as a centre for studying the thousands of migrating birds which arrive there from Greenland and North America every year to breed on the surrounding shore.

Sports

The local sports club is called Víðir

Víðir

Víðir is an Icelandic sports club from Gardur on the Reykjanes peninsula of Iceland.Their football team played the 2011 season in the fourth division. They last played in Iceland's top tier in 1991.- External links :*...

. Their football team played the 2011 season in the fourth division

3. deild karla

3. deild karla is a football league in Iceland. It is the fourth and bottom division in the Icelandic football league system. Current champions are KV.-Competition format:...

. They last played in Iceland's top tier in 1991.

External links

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