Stöðvarfjörður
| Stöðvarfjörður | |
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| Village | |
Panoramic view
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 Location of the Municipality of Fjarðabyggð |
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 Stöðvarfjörður
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| Coordinates: 64°50′00″N 13°52′27.6″W / 64.83333°N 13.874333°W | |
| Country |
 Iceland
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| Constituency | Northeast Constituency |
| Region | Eastern Region |
| Municipality |
 Fjarðabyggð
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| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 197 |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) |
| Website | Official website |
Stöðvarfjörður (formerly Kirkjuból) is a village in east Iceland. It sits on the Northern shore of the fjord of the same name, is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð and has 200 inhabitants.
Stöðvarfjörður has a harbour and lies on Route 96 (Suðurfjarðarvegur), at the foot of Hellufjall (859m). Most of the village lies on or close to the main street, Fjarðarbraut.
The other villages composing the municipality are: Eskifjörður (1,043 inh.), Fáskrúðsfjörður (662 inh.), Mjóifjörður (35 inh.), Neskaupstaður (1,437 inh.), and Reyðarfjörður (1,102 inh.).
The nearest weather station (with road webcams) is at Kambaskriður. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Egilsstaðir Airport, which is 75 km (47 mi) away and can be reached within an hour's drive.Air Iceland operates two or three daily flights from Reykjavík to Egilsstaðir or vice versa and the flight is 1 hour long. There is an unscheduled and unused airport with a grass runway in Breiðdalsvík, 20 km (12 mi) from Stöðvarfjörður.Hornafjörður Airport in Höfn, which is 180 km (112 mi) away and takes two hours to reach by car, can also be used if one intends to see the other villages and witness the natural beauty of the east coast of Iceland. Eagle Air operates two daily flights from Reykjavík to Höfn on weekdays with the exception of Tuesday, and one flight on Sundays. Additional flights can be scheduled on specific days in the summer. The flight is 1 hour long.
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