Neskaupstaður is a town located on the fjord Norðfjörður on the eastern side of 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...

. It is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð

Fjarðabyggð

Fjarðabyggð is a municipality located in eastern Iceland, in Austurland.As of January 2011, it had a total population of approximately 4,600, and is hence the 10th most populous municipality in Iceland.-History:...

 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

Reyðarfjörður

Reyðarfjörður is a town in Iceland. It has a population of 1,102 and is one of the most populated villages that constitute the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.-History:...

 in 1998 to form the new municipality of Fjarðabyggð

Fjarðabyggð

Fjarðabyggð is a municipality located in eastern Iceland, in Austurland.As of January 2011, it had a total population of approximately 4,600, and is hence the 10th most populous municipality in Iceland.-History:...

 ("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

Fáskrúðsfjörður

Fáskrúðsfjörður is a town in eastern Iceland.It has a population of 662 and constitutes one of the villages composing the municipality of Fjarðabyggð. Professional football player Hilmar Freyr Bjartþórsson is from Fáskrúðsfjörður...

 (662 inh.), Mjóifjörður

Mjóifjörður

Mjóifjörður is a village of 35 people in East Iceland, sitting on a fjord of the same name . It is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.-History:...

 (35 inh.), Reyðarfjörður

Reyðarfjörður

Reyðarfjörður is a town in Iceland. It has a population of 1,102 and is one of the most populated villages that constitute the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.-History:...

 (1,102 inh.) and Stöðvarfjörður

Stöðvarfjörður

Stöðvarfjörður is a small village in east Iceland.It sits on a fjord of the same name. and is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð and has about 200 inhabitants.-Geography:...

(203 inh.).

Economy

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

External links

Neskaupstaður page on Fjarðabyggð municipal website Official website of the Fjarðabyggð community