Bolungarvík

Also known as Bolungarvik

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.

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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
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iceland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Westfjords
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Northwest Constituency
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Population: 995
Area: 108
Official website: www.bolungarvik.is
Image: Iceland Bolungarvik 2.jpg

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Commons category: Bolungarvík
Commons gallery: Bolungarvík
postal code: 415
P12749: Maluku

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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.