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Húsavík
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Húsavík () is a town in Norðurþing municipality on the northeast coast of Iceland on the shores of Skjálfandi bay with 2,485 inhabitants. The most famous landmark of the town is the wooden church Húsavíkurkirkja, built in 1907. Húsavík is served by Húsavík Airport.
Húsavík is a small town of about 2,500 people located on Iceland's northeast coast in Skjálfandi bay, notable for its historic wooden church built in 1907 and served by its own airport. The town is primarily of interest to visitors and locals as a regional hub and for its architectural heritage, particularly the distinctive Húsavíkurkirkja church.
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Key facts
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- Húsavík
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- Town
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- 270px
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- Aerial panorama of the town and the harbour
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- Location of the Municipality of Norðurþing
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- Iceland
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- Location in Iceland
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- Iceland
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- Constituency
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- Northeast Constituency
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- Northeastern Region
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- Municipality
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- Norðurþing
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 2599
- Area
- 270
- Official website
- www.husavik.is
- Image
- Husavik Iceland 2005 1.JPG
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- Húsavík
- postal code
- 640
- P12749
- February 2
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Travel guide
Get in
400px|thumbnail|Whale watching in Húsavík
Get around
Like most Icelandic villages, Húsavík is easy to cover by foot. There is no public transport.
See
300px|thumbnail|The church of Húsavík
Connect
The public library offers internet access on public terminals at reasonable rates, and a free internet connection for those traveling with laptops.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Tourism
- Sports
- Popular culture
- International relations
- Twin towns – Sister cities
- Climate
- Daylight hours
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Húsavík () is a town in Norðurþing municipality on the northeast coast of Iceland on the shores of Skjálfandi bay with 2,485 inhabitants. The most famous landmark of the town is the wooden church Húsavíkurkirkja, built in 1907. Húsavík is served by Húsavík Airport.
==Overview== Here income is derived from tourism and fishing, as well as from retail and small industries. Until 2004, Húsavík was the export harbour for silica that was extracted from nearby lake Mývatn.
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