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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The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 5 mapped points.
Vinony's link graph records 111 inbound references to Neskaupstaður, and connects out to Finland, Norway and Iceland.
It is catalogued under the topic Populated places in Eastern Region (Iceland).
Vinony links it to 29 Wikipedia language editions.
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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
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iceland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- 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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5 mapped locations