Ólafsfjörður
Ólafsfjörður | |
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Town | |
Ólafsfjörður in March 2013 | |
Location of the Municipality of Fjallabyggð | |
| Coordinates: 66°04′N 18°39′W / 66.067°N 18.650°W | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Constituency | Northeast Constituency |
| Region | Northeastern Region |
| Municipality | Fjallabyggð |
| Population (January 2019) | |
• Total | 785 |
| Postal code | 625 |
| Website | Municipal website |
Ólafsfjarðarbaer | |
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Former Municipality | |
Location of the former Municipality of Ólafsfjarðarbaer | |
| Coordinates: 66°11′N 18°53′W / 66.183°N 18.883°W | |
| Country | Iceland |
Ólafsfjörður (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈouːˌlafsˌfjœrðʏr̥] ⓘ) is a town in the northeast of Iceland located at the mouth of the fjord Eyjafjörður.
The town is connected to Dalvík on Eyjafjörður by the 3.5 km one-lane Múli tunnel (the Múlagöng) and to Siglufjörður by the 11 km Héðinsfjörður Tunnels, opened in 2010. Fishing is the main industry in the town; several trawlers make their home in the town's harbor.
The municipalities of Ólafsfjörður and Siglufjörður merged in 2006 to form the municipality of Fjallabyggð, which literally means Mountain Settlement.