Vopnafjörður
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| Vopnafjörður, Iceland | |||
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| Constituency | Northeast | ||
| Population (December 31 2005) | |||
| - City | 726 | ||
| Postal Code: 690 | |||
| Website: http://www.vopnafjardarhreppur.is/ | |||
Vopnafjörður is a village in the north-eastern part of Iceland, situated in a fjord with the same name. The main industry is fishing. There are 700-800 people living in the village. In Vopnafjörður there is one school, Vopnafjarðarskóli, with about 100 students in it, the school has a website : http://www.vopnaskoli.is .
One of the Icelandic landvættir, the dragon, dwelled in Vopnafjörður according to Heimskringla
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