Ólafsfjörður
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Ólafsfjörður (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈouːˌlafsˌfjœrðʏr̥] ⓘ) is a town in the northeast of Iceland located at the mouth of the fjord Eyjafjörður.
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Ólafsfjörður | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 66°04′N 18°39′W | |
Country | Iceland |
Constituency | Northeast Constituency |
Region | Northeastern Region |
Municipality | Fjallabyggð |
Population (January 2019) | |
• Total | 785 |
Postal code | 625 |
Website | Municipal website |
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Former Municipality | |
Country | Iceland |
• Summer (DST) | [[UTC66°11′N 18°53′W]] |
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The town is connected to Dalvík on Eyjafjörður by the 3.5 km one-lane Múli tunnel (the Múlagöng) and to Siglufjörður by the 11 km Héðinsfjörður Tunnels, opened in 2010. Fishing is the main industry in the town; several trawlers make their home in the town's harbor.
The municipalities of Ólafsfjörður and Siglufjörður merged in 2006 to form the municipality of Fjallabyggð, which literally means Mountain Settlement.[1]