966:
38:
66:
178:
1350:
50:
945:
135:
928:
868:
850:
some accounts, the first small-scale avalanche actually occurred on 19 December; however, due to low visibility, no-one noticed it. Since the time of the deadly avalanches, a number of protective barriers have been installed with the aim of avoiding future avalanches. Prior to the 1974 avalanche, in 1885 and 1894, two other avalanches had been recorded, with the former causing several deaths in two farms.
73:
876:
history museum hosts an interesting collection of
Icelandic mammals, shellfish, birds, insect and stones. The maritime museum houses a number of fishing and boat related old equipment from Josafat Hinriksson family. A small replica of Josafat's workshop is also an interesting part of the museum. The Museum House is open between 1:00 pm and 5:00 pm during June 1 and August 31.
858:
Síldarvinnslan h/f operates one of the most advanced fish processing plants in Europe, it mainly produces fish for human consumption. The company and its partners operate in five locations in
Iceland and in the USA and Greenland. The company along with partners employ about 220 workers, and the 2010
875:
The Museum House (Safnahúsið) located in the center of the town (Egilsbraut 2) houses an art gallery, a natural history museum and a maritime museum under one roof. The art gallery displays a number of paintings by
Tryggvi Ólafsson - one of Iceland's most celebrated contemporary artists. The natural
849:
On
December 20, 1974, avalanches came from the entire mountainside above the town, killing 12 people. Intense snowfall had been reported in the area over the previous few days. Along with the snow came a strong wind that apparently loosened the snow that had fallen on the mountains. According to
886:, in July. The festival started as a small one day metal festival in 2005 but has since grown significantly. According to a local estimate, approximately 2,000 people attended the festival in 2015. Most of the attendees put up tents at the end of the town.
897:
Tryggvi Ólafsson one of
Iceland's best known contemporary artists was born here in 1940. He studied art at the National College of Arts and Crafts in Reykjavik before going to the National Academy Art Academy in Copenhagen.
285:. Oddskarðsgöng was 632 meters above the sea level and was built between 1974-1977. Oddskarđsgöng is now closed. The town is now connected with a new 7.542-meter 2-lane tunnel called
281:
Until 1949, the town was only accessible by boat. Then it was connected through a 626-meter long single-lane tunnel that passed through the
Oddskard mountains called
1401:
1085:
879:
Nordfjardarnipais and the surrounding area became
Iceland's first official national park in 1972. Nordfjardarnipais separates Nordfjordur from Mjoifjordur.
1362:
97:
1078:
1008:
1071:
37:
65:
1050:
49:
889:
Nearest airport is
Egilsstaðir, about 74 km by road. The main carrier is Air Iceland with flights to Reykjavík.
844:
1012:
829:
992:
965:
1159:
328:
171:
147:
340:
267:
164:
286:
273:
The town was nicknamed "Little Moscow" in the 20th century due its strong socialist background.
152:
1094:
1294:
1264:
336:
308:
270:. The town was originally built on a farm called "Nes", settled by Egill Rauði ("the red").
1329:
1279:
1249:
266:
and, as of 2016, it has a population of 1,481. Neskaupstaður is the third largest town in
8:
1259:
1179:
912:
210:
1319:
332:
246:
1184:
282:
250:
241:
159:
1219:
1339:
1299:
1149:
324:
312:
304:
263:
181:
1314:
996:
882:
The town hosts a three-day metal, hardcore, punk, rock and indie music festival,
1324:
1284:
1189:
949:
1304:
1234:
1214:
1144:
1129:
1063:
177:
1395:
1377:
1364:
1289:
1254:
1244:
1164:
1124:
755:
297:
259:
112:
99:
1209:
1199:
223:
1349:
1274:
1269:
1229:
1174:
1204:
1224:
1109:
1032:
1309:
1154:
883:
1134:
989:
932:
300:
power-plant in East
Iceland in 2003 reinvigorated the local economy.
201:
1169:
1139:
1119:
293:
1009:"Monthly Temperature and Precipitation Averages for Neskaupstaður"
1114:
1098:
953:
944:
255:
140:
1194:
867:
936:
927:
206:
1334:
1058:
916:) was filmed almost entirely in and around Neskaupstaður.
1051:
Neskaupstaður page on Fjarðabyggð municipal website
323:The other villages composing the municipality are:
1393:
969:Icelandic Landscape near Neskaupstaður July 2014
1093:
1079:
1059:Official website of the Fjarðabyggð community
1402:Populated places in Eastern Region (Iceland)
355:Climate data for Neskaupstaður (1981-2000)
54:Location of the Municipality of Fjarðabyggð
1086:
1072:
289:which was constructed between 2013-2017.
964:
866:
311:in 1998 to form the new municipality of
16:Town in Northeast Constituency, Iceland
1394:
990:Infos on Fjarðabyggð municipal website
1067:
1033:https://weatherspark.com/countries/IS
901:
249:
240:
72:
262:. It is part of the municipality of
13:
892:
838:
14:
1413:
1041:
245:) is a town located on the fjord
1348:
943:
926:
176:
133:
71:
64:
48:
36:
1013:Icelandic Meteorological Office
960:
1026:
1001:
980:
1:
973:
919:
859:revenue was USD 128 million.
845:1974 Neskaupstaður avalanches
242:[ˈnɛsˌkʰœypˌstaːðʏr̥]
318:
7:
614:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
474:Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
10:
1418:
862:
853:
842:
827:
354:
346:
276:
1346:
1105:
906:The 2002 Icelandic movie
753:
683:
613:
543:
473:
403:
398:
395:
392:
389:
386:
383:
380:
377:
374:
371:
368:
365:
362:
359:
217:
200:
192:
187:
170:
158:
146:
128:
93:
59:
47:
35:
28:
21:
251:[ˈnɔrðˌfjœrðʏr̥]
238:Icelandic pronunciation:
315:("fjords-settlement").
254:on the eastern side of
970:
872:
153:Northeast Constituency
968:
870:
303:Neskaupstaður joined
42:View of Neskaupstaður
830:Icelandic Met Office
404:Record high °C (°F)
1374: /
684:Record low °C (°F)
544:Daily mean °C (°F)
292:The building of an
109: /
85:Location in Iceland
995:2011-03-25 at the
971:
902:In popular culture
873:
296:smelter and a new
193: • Total
1378:65.150°N 13.700°W
1357:
1356:
835:
834:
339:(1,102 inh.) and
231:
230:
113:65.150°N 13.700°W
1409:
1389:
1388:
1386:
1385:
1384:
1379:
1375:
1372:
1371:
1370:
1367:
1352:
1095:Cities and towns
1088:
1081:
1074:
1065:
1064:
1057:
1049:
1035:
1030:
1024:
1023:
1021:
1019:
1005:
999:
988:
984:
948:
947:
931:
930:
352:
351:
253:
244:
239:
227:
226:
224:Official website
180:
139:
137:
136:
124:
123:
121:
120:
119:
114:
110:
107:
106:
105:
102:
75:
74:
68:
52:
40:
19:
18:
1417:
1416:
1412:
1411:
1410:
1408:
1407:
1406:
1392:
1391:
1383:65.150; -13.700
1382:
1380:
1376:
1373:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1361:
1360:
1358:
1353:
1344:
1160:Fáskrúðsfjörður
1101:
1092:
1055:
1047:
1044:
1039:
1038:
1031:
1027:
1017:
1015:
1007:
1006:
1002:
997:Wayback Machine
986:
985:
981:
976:
963:
942:
925:
922:
904:
895:
893:Notable natives
865:
856:
847:
841:
839:1974 avalanches
836:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
748:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
718:
713:
708:
703:
698:
693:
688:
678:
673:
668:
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
608:
603:
598:
593:
588:
583:
578:
573:
568:
563:
558:
553:
548:
538:
533:
528:
523:
518:
513:
508:
503:
498:
493:
488:
483:
478:
468:
463:
458:
453:
448:
443:
438:
433:
428:
423:
418:
413:
408:
349:
329:Fáskrúðsfjörður
321:
287:Norðfjarðargöng
279:
237:
222:
221:
134:
132:
118:65.150; -13.700
117:
115:
111:
108:
103:
100:
98:
96:
95:
89:
88:
87:
86:
83:
82:
81:
80:
76:
55:
43:
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1415:
1405:
1404:
1355:
1354:
1347:
1345:
1343:
1342:
1337:
1332:
1327:
1325:Vestmannaeyjar
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1292:
1287:
1282:
1277:
1272:
1267:
1262:
1260:Patreksfjörður
1257:
1252:
1247:
1242:
1237:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1217:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1180:Grundarfjörður
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1106:
1103:
1102:
1091:
1090:
1083:
1076:
1068:
1062:
1061:
1056:(in Icelandic)
1053:
1048:(in Icelandic)
1043:
1042:External links
1040:
1037:
1036:
1025:
1000:
987:(in Icelandic)
978:
977:
975:
972:
962:
959:
958:
957:
940:
921:
918:
903:
900:
894:
891:
864:
861:
855:
852:
843:Main article:
840:
837:
833:
832:
825:
824:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
751:
750:
745:
740:
735:
730:
725:
720:
715:
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:
685:
681:
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
645:
640:
635:
630:
625:
620:
615:
611:
610:
605:
600:
595:
590:
585:
580:
575:
570:
565:
560:
555:
550:
545:
541:
540:
535:
530:
525:
520:
515:
510:
505:
500:
495:
490:
485:
480:
475:
471:
470:
465:
460:
455:
450:
445:
440:
435:
430:
425:
420:
415:
410:
405:
401:
400:
397:
394:
391:
388:
385:
382:
379:
376:
373:
370:
367:
364:
361:
357:
356:
350:
348:
345:
341:Stöðvarfjörður
327:(1,043 inh.),
320:
317:
278:
275:
268:Eastern Region
258:, against the
229:
228:
219:
215:
214:
204:
198:
197:
194:
190:
189:
185:
184:
174:
168:
167:
165:Eastern Region
162:
156:
155:
150:
144:
143:
130:
126:
125:
91:
90:
84:
78:
77:
70:
69:
63:
62:
61:
60:
57:
56:
53:
45:
44:
41:
33:
32:
29:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1414:
1403:
1400:
1399:
1397:
1390:
1387:
1351:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1315:Stykkishólmur
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1295:Seyðisfjörður
1293:
1291:
1290:Seltjarnarnes
1288:
1286:
1283:
1281:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1265:Reyðarfjörður
1263:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1253:
1251:
1248:
1246:
1243:
1241:
1240:Neskaupstaður
1238:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1185:Hafnarfjörður
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1107:
1104:
1100:
1096:
1089:
1084:
1082:
1077:
1075:
1070:
1069:
1066:
1060:
1054:
1052:
1046:
1045:
1034:
1029:
1014:
1010:
1004:
998:
994:
991:
983:
979:
967:
955:
951:
946:
941:
938:
934:
929:
924:
923:
917:
915:
914:
909:
899:
890:
887:
885:
880:
877:
869:
860:
851:
846:
831:
826:
820:
815:
810:
805:
800:
795:
790:
785:
780:
775:
770:
765:
760:
757:
756:precipitation
752:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
682:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
651:
646:
641:
636:
631:
626:
621:
616:
612:
606:
601:
596:
591:
586:
581:
576:
571:
566:
561:
556:
551:
546:
542:
536:
531:
526:
521:
516:
511:
506:
501:
496:
491:
486:
481:
476:
472:
466:
461:
456:
451:
446:
441:
436:
431:
426:
421:
416:
411:
406:
402:
358:
353:
344:
342:
338:
337:Reyðarfjörður
334:
330:
326:
316:
314:
310:
309:Reyðarfjörður
306:
301:
299:
298:hydroelectric
295:
290:
288:
284:
283:Oddskarðsgöng
274:
271:
269:
265:
261:
260:Norwegian Sea
257:
252:
248:
243:
235:
234:Neskaupstaður
225:
220:
216:
212:
208:
205:
203:
199:
195:
191:
186:
183:
179:
175:
173:
169:
166:
163:
161:
157:
154:
151:
149:
145:
142:
131:
127:
122:
94:Coordinates:
92:
79:Neskaupstaður
67:
58:
51:
46:
39:
34:
27:
23:Neskaupstaður
20:
1359:
1340:Vopnafjörður
1330:Vík í Mýrdal
1300:Siglufjörður
1280:Sauðárkrókur
1250:Ólafsfjörður
1239:
1028:
1016:. Retrieved
1003:
982:
961:Photogallery
911:
907:
905:
896:
888:
881:
878:
874:
857:
848:
758:mm (inches)
343:(203 inh.).
331:(662 inh.),
322:
302:
291:
280:
272:
233:
232:
172:Municipality
148:Constituency
1381: /
1320:Þorlákshöfn
1305:Skagaströnd
1235:Mosfellsbær
1215:Hvolsvöllur
1205:Hvammstangi
1150:Eskifjörður
1145:Egilsstaðir
1130:Bolungarvík
335:(35 inh.),
333:Mjóifjörður
325:Eskifjörður
313:Fjarðabyggð
305:Eskifjörður
264:Fjarðabyggð
247:Norðfjörður
182:Fjarðabyggð
116: /
1310:Stokkseyri
1220:Ísafjörður
1210:Hveragerði
1155:Eyrarbakki
974:References
920:Twin towns
884:Eistnaflug
188:Population
1275:Sandgerði
1270:Reykjavík
1230:Kópavogur
1175:Grindavík
1135:Borgarnes
950:Jyväskylä
933:Stavanger
319:Geography
202:Time zone
1396:Category
1255:Ólafsvík
1245:Njarðvík
1225:Keflavík
1165:Garðabær
1125:Blönduós
1120:Akureyri
1110:Álftanes
993:Archived
871:The town
828:Source:
823:(73.42)
808:(10.62)
754:Average
294:aluminum
1369:13°42′W
1366:65°09′N
1285:Selfoss
1200:Húsavík
1115:Akranes
1099:Iceland
954:Finland
913:The Sea
863:Tourism
854:Economy
818:(7.39)
813:(8.28)
803:(7.63)
798:(4.53)
793:(2.98)
788:(3.04)
783:(3.14)
778:(4.03)
773:(6.93)
768:(6.28)
763:(8.57)
744:(10.0)
739:(14.7)
734:(16.2)
729:(24.6)
724:(34.0)
719:(32.0)
714:(27.3)
709:(20.1)
704:(10.6)
679:(34.2)
674:(27.7)
669:(30.2)
664:(34.5)
659:(40.5)
654:(44.6)
649:(44.8)
644:(40.5)
639:(35.6)
634:(30.6)
629:(27.3)
624:(27.3)
619:(27.1)
609:(39.4)
604:(32.9)
599:(35.2)
594:(39.2)
589:(45.1)
584:(49.8)
579:(50.4)
574:(46.2)
569:(41.0)
564:(35.2)
559:(32.9)
554:(32.4)
549:(32.7)
539:(44.3)
534:(37.4)
529:(39.7)
524:(43.7)
519:(49.8)
514:(55.0)
509:(55.8)
504:(51.6)
499:(46.2)
494:(39.9)
489:(37.4)
484:(37.4)
479:(37.6)
469:(86.2)
464:(57.7)
459:(68.4)
454:(71.1)
449:(76.1)
444:(86.2)
439:(81.3)
434:(76.5)
429:(70.2)
424:(68.2)
419:(57.2)
414:(55.9)
409:(60.8)
347:Climate
277:History
256:Iceland
218:Website
141:Iceland
129:Country
104:13°42′W
101:65°09′N
1170:Garður
1140:Dalvík
1018:4 June
937:Norway
749:(2.1)
699:(2.1)
694:(9.0)
689:(3.9)
360:Month
160:Region
138:
1335:Vogar
1190:Hella
908:Hafið
821:1,865
816:187.6
811:210.4
806:269.7
801:193.8
796:115.1
776:102.4
771:176.1
766:159.5
761:217.7
747:−16.6
742:−12.2
702:−11.9
697:−16.6
692:−12.8
687:−15.6
399:Year
207:UTC+0
196:1,481
1195:Höfn
1020:2016
791:75.8
786:77.1
781:79.8
737:−9.6
732:−8.8
727:−4.1
712:−2.6
707:−6.6
672:−2.4
667:−1.0
632:−0.8
627:−2.6
622:−2.6
617:−2.7
577:10.2
512:12.8
507:13.2
502:10.9
467:30.1
462:14.3
457:20.2
452:21.7
447:24.5
442:30.1
437:27.4
432:24.7
427:21.2
422:20.1
417:14.0
412:13.3
407:16.0
396:Dec
393:Nov
390:Oct
387:Sep
384:Aug
381:Jul
378:Jun
375:May
372:Apr
369:Mar
366:Feb
363:Jan
307:and
30:Town
1097:in
722:1.1
717:0.0
677:1.2
662:1.4
657:4.7
652:7.0
647:7.1
642:4.7
637:2.0
607:4.1
602:0.5
597:1.8
592:4.0
587:7.3
582:9.9
572:7.9
567:5.0
562:1.8
557:0.5
552:0.2
547:0.4
537:6.8
532:3.0
527:4.3
522:6.5
517:9.9
497:7.9
492:4.4
487:3.0
482:3.0
477:3.1
211:GMT
1398::
1011:.
1087:e
1080:t
1073:v
1022:.
956:)
952:(
939:)
935:(
910:(
236:(
213:)
209:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)
.svg){kind=small}