Neskaupstaður
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Neskaupstaður () is a town located on the fjord Norðfjörður on the eastern side of Iceland, against the Norwegian Sea. It is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð and, as of 2016, it has a population of 1,481. Neskaupstaður is the second largest town in Eastern Region. The town was originally built on a farm called "Nes", settled by Egill Rauði ("the red").
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- Locality
- Neskaupstaður
- Region
- East
- Country
- Ísland
- Population
- 1,481
- Timezone
- Atlantic/Reykjavik
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Neskaupstaður
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Neskaupstaður 18.9.2017 (cropped).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Neskaupstaður
- Settlement.image_map
- Fjardabyggd map.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of the Municipality of Fjarðabyggð
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- Iceland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
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- Location in Iceland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituency
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Northeast Constituency
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Eastern Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Fjarðabyggð
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2016
- Settlement.population_total
- 1,481
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Iceland
- Located in
- Fjarðabyggð
- Population
- 1534
- Official website
- www.fjardabyggd.is/Neskaupstadur
- Image
- Neskaupstaður 18.9.2017 (cropped).jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Enköping Municipality
- Commons category
- Neskaupstaður
- P8168
- Andreas Reischek
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Climate
- 1974 avalanches
- Economy
- Tourism
- Notable natives
- In popular culture
- Twin towns
- Photo Gallery
- References
- External links
Neskaupstaður () is a town located on the fjord Norðfjörður on the eastern side of Iceland, against the Norwegian Sea. It is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð and, as of 2016, it has a population of 1,481. Neskaupstaður is the second largest town in Eastern Region. The town was originally built on a farm called "Nes", settled by Egill Rauði ("the red").
East Iceland regional hospital is located in the town.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Neskaupstaður” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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