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Ólafsfjörður — Town — Location of the Municipality of Fjallabyggð Location of Ólafsfjörður Coordinates: 66°04′N 18°39′W / 66.067°N 18.65°W Country Iceland
Constituency[1] Norðausturkjördæmi
Region[2] Norðurland eystra
County Eyjafjarðarsýsla
Municipality Fjallabyggð Population (January 2011) – Total 824 Postal code 625 Website Municipal website Ólafsfjarðarbaer — Former Municipality — Location of the former Municipality of Ólafsfjarðarbaer Country Iceland
Ólafsfjörður is a town in the northeast of Iceland located at the mouth of the fjord Eyjafjörður.
The town is connected to Eyjafjordur via a 3.5 km one-lane tunnel. Fishing is the main industry in the town and several fishing trawlers make their home in the town's harbor.
The municipality of Ólafsfjörður and Siglufjörður has merged to form a municipality called Fjallabyggð, which literally means Mountain Settlement.
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History
The town grew up around the herring industry that was in much bloom in the 1940s and 1950s, but the herring are gone now.
Ólafsfjörður was connected with a road for the first time in 1940, when the horse riding trail through Siglufjarðarskarð was improved enabling cars to get through. Before, ships, seaplanes, and horses provided the transport.
Economy
Tourism has become an important industry.
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Cities and towns1 in Iceland Álftanes • Akranes • Akureyri • Blönduós • Bolungarvík • Borgarnes • Dalvík • Egilsstaðir • Eskifjörður • Eyrarbakki • Fáskrúðsfjörður • Garðabær • Garður • Grindavík • Grundarfjörður • Hafnarfjörður • Hella • Höfn • Húsavík • Hvammstangi • Hveragerði • Hvolsvöllur • Ísafjörður • Keflavík • Kópavogur • Mosfellsbær • Neskaupstaður • Njarðvík • Ólafsfjörður • Ólafsvík • Patreksfjörður • Reyðarfjörður • Reykjavík • Sandgerði • Sauðárkrókur • Selfoss • Seltjarnarnes • Seyðisfjörður • Siglufjörður • Skagaströnd • Stokkseyri • Stykkishólmur • Þorlákshöfn • Vestmannaeyjar • Vík í Mýrdal • Vogar • Vopnafjörður
Coordinates: 66°04′N 18°39′W / 66.067°N 18.65°W
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