Breiðdalsvík () is a fishing town in

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, located on a large cove of the same name. It is part of the municipality of

Fjarðabyggð Fjarðabyggð () is a municipality located in eastern Iceland, in the Eastern Region. History The municipality was formed in 1998 with the union of the former municipalities of Eskifjörður, Neskaupstaður and Reyðarfjörður. Austurbyggð, ...

in the

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, and is at the mouth of , the valley of the river Breiðdalsá. Route 95 branches off

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near Breiðdalsvík and runs through the valley and over , a heath formed by an eroded volcano, to

Egilsstaðir Egilsstaðir () is a town in east Iceland on the banks of the Lagarfljót river. It is part of the municipality of Múlaþing and the largest settlement of the Eastern Region (Iceland), Eastern Region with, as of 2024, a population of 2,632 inha ...

.
''Visit Austurland'', retrieved 26 February 2023. The primary industry is fishing. The settlement was established relatively recently. The former general store, the oldest building in the town, is now a geological centre with exhibits devoted to the volcanologist George P. L. Walker, George Walker and to the linguist and literary historian Stefán Einarsson, who was born in Breiðdalur. The former fish factory has also been preserved. Breiðdalsvík has a hotel and a craft brewery. The Breiðdalsá is popular for

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fishing. On 10 September 1942, Breiðdalsvík was the location of one of the few

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air raids in Iceland: a German warplane

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d a residential building called Hamar, hitting it with 9 bullets. The building was occupied, but there were no injuries."Þetta er mér enn ofarlega í huga"
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'', 11 September 2002 .

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* Populated places in Eastern Region (Iceland) {{Iceland-geo-stub

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