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'Ólafsfjörður, Iceland'

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Location of Ólafsfjörður in Iceland
Constituency	Northeast
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Population	946 (Jan. 2006)
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'Ólafsfjörður' is a town in the northwest of Iceland located at the mouth of the fjord Eyjafjörður.
The town is connected to the city of Akureyri via a 3.5 km one-lane tunnel. Fishing is the main industry in the town and several trawlers make their home in the town's harbor.

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History

Economy

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History

The town grew up around the herring industry that was in much bloom in the 1940s and 1950s, but the herring are gone now.
Ólafsfjörður was connected with a road for the first time in 1940, when the horse riding trail through Siglufjarðarskarð was improved enabling cars to get through. Before, ships, seaplanes, and horses provided the transport.

Economy

Tourism has become an important industry.

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★ Aerial photo of Ólafsfjörður