Ãrneshreppur
65.980277777778 - 21.452777777778Koordinaten: 65 ° 59 'N, 21 ° 27 ' W
The rural community Árnes ( Isl Árneshreppur ) is an Icelandic community in the region Vestfirðir in northwestern Iceland.
On 1 January 2009 the municipality had 49 inhabitants. This makes it the smallest municipality by population in Iceland.
Places
The now abandoned place Gjögur on Reykjarfjörður was a major fishing port in the 19th century. Today there is an airport, which is regularly serviced twice per week from Reykjavík.
In Djúpavík where 1935-1954 a significant herring factory was operated today is a privately run hotel.
Other places are Norðurfjörður the same fjord and the bathroom Krossnes.
Population Development
The decline in population between 1997 and 2005 was 32%.
Árnes | Bolungarvík | Ísafjarðarbær | Kaldrananes | Reykhólahreppur | Strandabyggð | Súðavík | Tálknafjörður | Vesturbyggð
- Community in Iceland
- Vestfirðir
- Árnes