Fáskrúðsfjörður
"Buðir" redirects here. For the village in the western Iceland, see Búðir.
| Fáskrúðsfjörður | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
|
Former French hospital | |
 Location of the Municipality of Fjarðabyggð | |
  Fáskrúðsfjörður Location in Iceland | |
| Coordinates: 64°55′45.83″N 14°00′37.6″W / 64.9293972°N 14.010444°W | |
| Country |
 Iceland |
| Constituency[1] | Northeast Constituency |
| Region[2] | Eastern Region |
| Municipality |
 Fjarðabyggð |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 662 |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
| Website | Official website |
Fáskrúðsfjörður (sometimes named also Buðir[3]) is a village (þorp) in eastern Iceland.
It has a population of 662 (as of 2011) and constitutes one of the villages composing the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.
Geography
Fáskrúðsfjörður, located on the same-named fjord, lies between Reyðarfjörður and Stöðvarfjörður. It is one of the easternmost settlements of Iceland.
The other neighbouring villages composing the municipality of Fjarðabyggð are: Eskifjörður (1,043 inh.), Mjóifjörður (35 inh.), Neskaupstaður (1,437 inh.),[4] Reyðarfjörður (1,102 inh.) and Stöðvarfjörður (203 inh.).[5]
Twin towns
Photogallery
Winter in Fáskrúðsfjörður
Restaurant Café Sumarlína
Scenic view near Fáskrúðsfjörður
East to the village of Fáskrúðsfjörður
View of the port
Skrúður, a rocky island close to Fáskrúðsfjörður
References
- ↑ Political division
- ↑ Mainly statistical division
- ↑ Parnell, Fran; O'Carroll, Etain (2007). Iceland. 6th ed. Footscray (Vic.); Oakland (CA): Lonely Planet. pp. 269-270. ISBN 978-1-74104-537-6
- ↑ Located in the Norðfjörður
- ↑ (Icelandic) Infos on Fjarðabyggð municipal website
External links
Media related to Fáskrúðsfjörður at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 64°55′45.83″N 14°00′37.6″W / 64.9293972°N 14.010444°W
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/23/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.