Ãjónustuskrá - Service Directory - East Iceland
Ãjónustuskrá - Service Directory - East Iceland
Ãjónustuskrá - Service Directory - East Iceland
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Reyðarfjörður<br />
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Reyðarfjörður liggur á milli Krossaness sunnan Vöðlavíkur og Vattarness. Hann er lengstur<br />
og mestur allra Austfjarða, 30 km á lengd. Norðmenn höfðu hvalveiðistöðvar út með<br />
firðinum og útgerð var stunduð frá allri strandlengjunni. Kauptúnið Búðareyri sem liggur<br />
við botn fjarðarins hlaut verslunarleyfi árið 1890. Hafnarskilyrði eru þar hin ákjósanlegustu<br />
frá náttúrunnar hendi. Verslun þar tók mikinn kipp árið 1909 þegar vegurinn yfir Fagradal<br />
til Héraðs var lagður en þá varð Reyðarfjörður aðalverslunarstaður bænda á<br />
Fljótsdalshéraði. Nú er álver Alcoa stærsti vinnuveitandinn í Fjarðabyggð.<br />
Reyðarfjörður lies between Krossanes to the south of Vöðlavík and Vattarness. It is the<br />
longest and widest of <strong>Iceland</strong>’s eastern fjords, and is 30 km long. Norwegians used to have<br />
whaling stations all along the fjord and fishing was frequented all along the coastline. The<br />
town Búðareyri rests at the bottom of the fjord. In 1909, Búðareyri became an official<br />
trading post. The harbour there is naturally optimal. In 1909, when the road through<br />
Fagridalur to Hérað was completed, Búðareyri became a commercial centre for the farms<br />
up in Hérað district. Today the aluminium plant Alcoa is the main employer in<br />
Reyðarfjörður.<br />
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