The first residential house in Kópasker, Bakki, was built in 1912 by Árni Ingimundarson. Bakki burned down in 1988.[1] Kópasker grew around the operation of the Co-op, providing services to local agriculture and fisheries. Meat-processing is the biggest industry in Kópasker, represented by the slaughterhouse and lamb-processing factory, Fjallalamb. The District Museum is located at the church site Snartarstaðir by Kópasker. In the village there is also an exhibition at the Kópasker Earthquake Center describing the big earthquake of 1976 that measured 6.3 on the Richter scale and destroyed several houses and other structures in the area. Snartarstaðarkirkja is a Protestant stone church which seats about 90 persons. It was inaugurated on 5 March 1929 after the old church of Kópasker had been torn down. The church remained undamaged by the earthquake of 1976. The cross at the top of the tower was added in 1979 on the occasion of the 50th jubilee of the inauguration.[2]
In Kópasker there is a shop, garage, health care centre, school, bank, campsite and guesthouses. North of Kópasker is the peninsula Melrakkaslétta, with its abundant birdlife, and also the northernmost point of mainland Iceland, Hraunhafnartangi.
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^ ab. nordurthing.is. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
Visit North-East Iceland (official travel guide): Öxarfjörður and Melrakkasletta
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kópasker, this, article, uses, bare, urls, which, uninformative, vulnerable, link, please, consider, converting, them, full, citations, ensure, article, remains, verifiable, maintains, consistent, citation, style, several, templates, tools, available, assist, . This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kopasker Icelandic pronunciation ˈkʰouːpaˌscɛːr is a small village with approximately 120 inhabitants 1 in the municipality of Nordurthing situated on the eastern shore of Oxarfjordur in northeast Iceland Church of Kopasker Snartarstadarkirkja General viewKopaskerVillageLocation of the Municipality of NordurthingKopaskerLocation in IcelandCoordinates 66 18 N 16 27 W 66 300 N 16 450 W 66 300 16 450Country IcelandConstituencyNortheast ConstituencyRegionNortheastern RegionMunicipalityNordurthingPopulation 2011 Total120Time zoneUTC 0 GMT Post Code670 671 Contents 1 Overview 2 References 3 External links 4 External linksOverview editThe first residential house in Kopasker Bakki was built in 1912 by Arni Ingimundarson Bakki burned down in 1988 1 Kopasker grew around the operation of the Co op providing services to local agriculture and fisheries Meat processing is the biggest industry in Kopasker represented by the slaughterhouse and lamb processing factory Fjallalamb The District Museum is located at the church site Snartarstadir by Kopasker In the village there is also an exhibition at the Kopasker Earthquake Center describing the big earthquake of 1976 that measured 6 3 on the Richter scale and destroyed several houses and other structures in the area Snartarstadarkirkja is a Protestant stone church which seats about 90 persons It was inaugurated on 5 March 1929 after the old church of Kopasker had been torn down The church remained undamaged by the earthquake of 1976 The cross at the top of the tower was added in 1979 on the occasion of the 50th jubilee of the inauguration 2 In Kopasker there is a shop garage health care centre school bank campsite and guesthouses North of Kopasker is the peninsula Melrakkasletta with its abundant birdlife and also the northernmost point of mainland Iceland Hraunhafnartangi References edit a b Kopasker nordurthing is Archived from the original on 3 July 2011 Retrieved 12 June 2011 http kirkjukort net kirkjur snartarstadakirkja 0384 htmlExternal links editNordurthing official website Kopasker Visit North East Iceland official travel guide Oxarfjordur and Melrakkasletta North Iceland official travel guide Kopasker Travelnet Kopasker FjallalambExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kopasker Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kopasker amp oldid 1112448146, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
