Bolungarvík
Sign in to saveBolungarvík (, regionally also ) is a small town and the only built-up area in the municipality of Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður in the northwest of Iceland, located on the Westfjords peninsula, approximately from the town of Ísafjörður and from the capital city Reykjavík.
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Place details
- Locality
- Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður
- Region
- Westfjords
- Country
- Ísland
- Population
- 955
- Timezone
- Atlantic/Reykjavik
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Municipality
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Bolungarvík, Vestfirðir, Islandia, 2014-08-15, DD 049.JPG
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Skyline of Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður
- Settlement.image_shield
- COA Bolungarvik.png
- Settlement.shield_size
- 85px
- Settlement.image_map
- Bolungarvíkurkaupstadur_map.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður
- Settlement.mapsize
- 250px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iceland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Iceland
- Located in
- Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður
- Population
- +995
- Area
- +108
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Shares border with
- Hnífsdalur
- Official website
- www.bolungarvik.is
- Image
- Bolungarvík 2025 0974.jpg
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Bolungarvík (, regionally also ) is a small town and the only built-up area in the municipality of Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður in the northwest of Iceland, located on the Westfjords peninsula, approximately from the town of Ísafjörður and from the capital city Reykjavík.
Bolungarvík is close to abundant fishing grounds and has been used as an outpost for fishing since the 17th century, making it one of the earliest in Iceland. The village was not accessible by road until 1950, and in 2010 the Bolungarvíkurgöng tunnel was opened under the Óshlíð mountain to bypass the old road, which was frequently subject to avalanches and rock falls.