Grundarfjörður
thumbnail|Landscape not far from Grundarfjörður, craters of the Ljósufjöll volcanic system thumb|Kirkjufell Mountain in Snæfellsnes in Iceland Grundarfjörður () is a town in the north of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in the west of Iceland. It is situated between a mountain range and the sea. The nearby mountain Kirkjufell forms a small peninsula.
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Place details
- Locality
- Grundarfjarðarbær
- Region
- West
- Country
- Ísland
- Population
- 852
- Timezone
- Atlantic/Reykjavik
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8 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Twin town
- Port and fisheries
- Tourism
- Arts & Culture
- See also
- References
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thumbnail|Landscape not far from Grundarfjörður, craters of the Ljósufjöll volcanic system thumb|Kirkjufell Mountain in Snæfellsnes in Iceland Grundarfjörður () is a town in the north of the Snæfellsnes peninsula in the west of Iceland. It is situated between a mountain range and the sea. The nearby mountain Kirkjufell forms a small peninsula.
==Overview== The town received the right to do commerce in 1786. Around 1800, French merchants came to Iceland and lived in Grundarfjörður, where they constructed a church and a hospital of their own. The town became wealthy through the fishing industry, and this wealth shows in the style of the original, luxurious houses being built.
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