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Vopnafjörður
Vopnafjörður (, meaning ''weapon fjord'') is a village and municipality in Northeast Iceland, standing on a peninsula in the middle of a mountainous bay by the same name. The main industries of Vopnafjörður are fish processing, agriculture and tourism and other services. Overview Vopnafjörður is known for its salmon rivers and large areas of untouched landscape. Hofsá and Selá are two of the most exclusive salmon rivers in Iceland. The salmon rivers and other attractions in and around Vopnafjörður have drawn numerous foreign visitors, including artists, celebrities and politicians such as Charles, Prince of Wales, George Bush, Sr., Jack Nicklaus and Queen Paola of Belgium. Vopnafjörður is on Route 85 and has an airport with scheduled flights to Akureyri on business days. Other services include Vopnafjarðarskóli primary school with 99 students, Leikskólinn Brekkubær preschool, Landsbankinn bank and Heilbrigðisstofnun Austurlands clinic. HB Grandi, Icela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HB Grandi
Brim hf. (known as HB Grandi until 2019) is a fishing and fish processing company in Iceland. Brim's headquarters are in Reykjavík where its office and groundfish production are located. The company also runs fish processing plants in two other towns in Iceland, Akranes and Vopnafjörður. The company currently operates three freezing vessels, four wetfish trawlers and three pelagic vessels and runs fish processing plants in Reykjavík, Akranes and Vopnafjörður. Brim markets its products worldwide, products made from both groundfish and pelagic fish caught and processed by the company. In 2013 the company was awarded the Icelandic Presidential export award. Brim is a publicly traded company on the Main Market of NASDAQ OMX Iceland, having over 2.700 shareholders. In November 2022, Brim hf. invested in the Danish company Polar Seafood Denmark A/S. Groundfish operations Groundfish production Norðurgarður Brim owns and operates a facility in Norðurgarður, Reykjavík whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
