Flateyri
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Flateyri (Icelandic: [ˈflaːtˌeiːrɪ]) is a village situated in Iceland's Westfjords. It is part of the municipality of Ísafjarðarbær and has a population of approximately 200, making it the largest settlement in Önundarfjörður.
History
Flateyri has been a trading post since 1792 and temporarily became a major whaling center in the 19th century.
On October 26, 1995, an avalanche hit the village, destroying 29 homes and burying 45 people, which resulted in 20 fatalities. Since then a deflecting dam has been built to protect the village from any further avalanches.
In the 1990s, Flateyri prospered as a fishing village, but after the 2008–2011 financial crisis hit its main fishing companies shut down, and many people left. A German fishing company has set up base in Flateyri and is currently fishing in and just out of Önundarfjörður.
The
In September 2018, Flateyri Folk High School, a folk high school, opened,[2] the second of its kind in Iceland.[3]
On 14 January 2020, two large avalanches hit the
References
- ^ "The Night We Never Forget". Iceland Review. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
- ^ Halla Ólafsdóttir (20 September 2018). "Fyrsti dagurinn í Lýðháskólanum á Flateyri". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Hólmfríður Dagný Friðjónsdóttir (5 February 2018). "Vilja opna lýðháskóla á Flateyri næsta haust". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- ^ Birta Björnsdóttir (15 January 2020). "Three avalanches - Emergency phase declared". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ Jóhann K. Jóhannsson; Kristín Ólafsdóttir; Tryggvi Páll Tryggvason (15 January 2020). "Talsvert eignatjón en engin alvarleg slys á fólki eftir þrjú „mjög stór" snjóflóð á Vestfjörðum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ Freyr Rögnvaldsson (15 January 2020). "Tíu fullorðnir karlmenn grétu á sama tíma". Stundin (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 January 2020.
External links
- Aerial photographs of Flateyri Archived 2009-03-10 at the Wayback Machine