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]
breiðdalsvík, icelandic, pronunciation, ˈpreiðˌtalsˌviːk, fishing, town, iceland, located, large, cove, same, name, village, from, across, same, namelocation, municipality, breiðdalshreppurlocation, icelandcoordinates, 000country, icelandconstituencynortheast,. Breiddalsvik Icelandic pronunciation ˈpreidˌtalsˌviːk is a fishing town in Iceland located on a large cove of the same name BreiddalsvikVillageBreiddalsvik from across the bay of the same nameLocation of the Municipality of BreiddalshreppurBreiddalsvikLocation in IcelandCoordinates 64 46 N 14 0 W 64 767 N 14 000 W 64 767 14 000Country IcelandConstituencyNortheast ConstituencyRegionEastern RegionMunicipalityBreiddalshreppurPopulation 2011 Total139Time zoneUTC 0 GMT It is part of the municipality of Breiddalshreppur in the Eastern Region and is at the mouth of Breiddalur is the valley of the river Breiddalsa Route 95 branches off Route 1 near Breiddalsvik and runs through the valley and over Breiddalsheidi is a heath formed by an eroded volcano to Egilsstadir 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 Stefan Einarsson who was born in Breiddalur 2 3 The former fish factory has also been preserved Breiddalsvik has a hotel and a craft brewery The Breiddalsa is popular for salmon fishing 1 On 10 September 1942 Breiddalsvik 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 EditBreiddalsvik AirportReferences Edit a b Breiddalsvik Visit Austurland retrieved 26 February 2023 Breiddalssetur Icelandic Times retrieved 26 February 2023 Breiddalssetur Visit Austurland retrieved 26 February 2023 THetta er mer enn ofarlega i huga Morgunbladid 11 September 2002 in Icelandic External links Edit Media related to Breiddalsvik at Wikimedia Commons64 48 N 14 00 W 64 800 N 14 000 W 64 800 14 000 This Iceland location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Breiddalsvik amp oldid 1142120458, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
