Hólmavík

Hólmavík
Hólmavík
	Village
	The village of Hólmavík
	Location of the Municipality of Strandabyggð
	Hólmavík Location of the Municipality of Strandabyggð
	Coordinates: 65°43′N 21°41′W
Country	Iceland
Constituency[1]	Northwest Constituency
Region[2]	Westfjords
Municipality	Strandabyggð
Population (January 2011)
• Total	375
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)
Póstnúmer	510
Website	Official website

Hólmavík is a village in the western part of Iceland, by Steingrímsfjörður.

It is the largest settlement in Strandir and serves as a centre of commerce for the county. Hólmavík is part of the Strandabyggð municipality and has 375 inhabitants (2011 census).[3] Hólmavík is home to the Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft[4] and the Holmadrangur shrimp processing plant.[5]

Well-known people from Hólmavík include the poet Stefán frá Hvítadal and the musician Gunnar Þórðarson of the band Hljómar. The artist Einar Hákonarson has a studio and a home in Hólmavík.

Hólmavík boasts a swimming pool constructed in 2004. It is the only pool in the region not geothermally heated.[6]

Transportation

Hólmavík is served by Hólmavík Airport. There has not been any scheduled flights to Hólmavík for many years. Bus schedule is provided by Strætó, Reykjavík City Bus.

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References

Political division
Mainly statistical division
Fontaine, Andie (13 July 2018). "Songs Of The Dammed: Hvalárvirkjun And The Future Of Árneshreppur". The Reykjavík Grapevine. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
Guðmundsdóttir, Ragna (30 July 2015). "In Strandir: Sorcery And Tourism". The Reykjavík Grapevine. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
Ramsden, Neil (8 October 2019). "FISK pulls plug on shrimp processing, as Samherji re-enters the arena". Undercurrent News. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
Guðmundsdóttir, Ragna (2 July 2015). "Swimming On The Edge of Nowhere: Pools In Strandir". The Reykjavík Grapevine. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

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[1] Political division

[2] Mainly statistical division

[Fontaine-3] Fontaine, Andie (13 July 2018). "Songs Of The Dammed: Hvalárvirkjun And The Future Of Árneshreppur". The Reykjavík Grapevine. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

[Guðmundsdóttir2-4] Guðmundsdóttir, Ragna (30 July 2015). "In Strandir: Sorcery And Tourism". The Reykjavík Grapevine. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

[Ramsden-5] Ramsden, Neil (8 October 2019). "FISK pulls plug on shrimp processing, as Samherji re-enters the arena". Undercurrent News. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

[Guðmundsdóttir-6] Guðmundsdóttir, Ragna (2 July 2015). "Swimming On The Edge of Nowhere: Pools In Strandir". The Reykjavík Grapevine. Retrieved 7 May 2020.