Mjóifjörður (, "narrow fjord") is a village of 7 people in East
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
, sitting on a fjord of the same name. It is part of the municipality of
Fjarðabyggð.
History
In the early 20th century, the village was a Norwegian whaling station. The village also hosted the Dalatangi light. It is often referred as the smallest village in the country, and one of the most diverse.
Geography
The other villages composing the municipality are:
Eskifjörður
Eskifjörður (in original spelling; ), or Eskifjördur is a town and port in eastern Iceland with a large fishing industry. With a population of 1,043 it is one of the most populous towns in the municipality of Fjarðabyggð.
History
Eskifjörðu ...
(1,068 inh.),
Fáskrúðsfjörður (611 inh.),
Neskaupstaður
Neskaupstaður () is a town located on the fjord Norðfjörður on the eastern side of Iceland. It is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð and, as of 2016, it has a population of 1,481. Neskaupstaður is the third largest town in Eastern Re ...
(1,400 inh.),
Reyðarfjörður (2,238 inh.) and
Stöðvarfjörður (231 inh.).
Sights
''Mjóafjarðarkirkja'', a wooden church in the hamlet Brekka, was built in 1892 with about 100 seats and a
ridge turret. The
retable
A retable is a structure or element placed either on or immediately behind and above the altar or communion table of a church. At the minimum it may be a simple shelf for candles behind an altar, but it can also be a large and elaborate structur ...
dates from 1871. The church was renovated in 1992. The church of Mjóifjörður was already mentioned in a document dating from 1092.
Infrastructure
Mjóifjörður has a primary school, a camping site and a hotel with a café.
Climate
References
External links
Mjóifjörður page on Fjarðabyggð municipal website
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Populated places in Eastern Region (Iceland)
Fjords of Iceland
Whaling stations
Whaling in Iceland
Whaling in Norway