Breiðdalsvík
Village in Northeast Constituency, Iceland
64°46′N 14°0′W / 64.767°N 14.000°W / 64.767; -14.000
Iceland (2011)
Breiðdalsvík (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpreiðˌtalsˌviːk]) is a fishing town in Iceland, located on a large cove of the same name.
It is part of the municipality of Breiðdalshreppur in the Eastern Region, and is at the mouth of Breiðdalur [is], the valley of the river Breiðdalsá. Route 95 branches off Route 1 near Breiðdalsvík and runs through the valley and over Breiðdalsheiði [is], a heath formed by an eroded volcano, to Egilsstaðir.[1]
The primary industry is fishing. The settlement was established relatively recently. The former general store, the oldest building in the town, is now a geological centre with exhibits devoted to the volcanologist George Walker and to the linguist and literary historian Stefán Einarsson, who was born in Breiðdalur.[2][3] The former fish factory has also been preserved. Breiðdalsvík has a hotel and a craft brewery. The Breiðdalsá is popular for salmon fishing.[1]
On 10 September 1942, Breiðdalsvík was the location of one of the few World War II air raids in Iceland: a German warplane strafed a residential building called Hamar, hitting it with 9 bullets. The building was occupied, but there were no injuries.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Breiðdalsvík", Visit Austurland, retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Breiðdalssetur", Icelandic Times, retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Breiðdalssetur", Visit Austurland, retrieved 26 February 2023.
- ^ "Þetta er mér enn ofarlega í huga", Morgunblaðið, 11 September 2002 (in Icelandic).
External links
Media related to Breiðdalsvík at Wikimedia Commons
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