Stykkisholmur

Stykkisholmur is a metropolis and municipality located in the western a part of Iceland, inside the northern a part of the Snaefellsnes peninsula. It is a middle of services and trade for the region. Most of the people make their living from fishing and tourism. A ferry called Baldur is going over the Breidafjordur fjord to the Westfjords. It also is the gateway to Flatey.

The starting place of Stykkisholmur may be traced to its natural harbor. The favorable function of the city become discovered early and in 1550 a buying and selling submit was founded at the web site. Today, the maximum crucial sector of employment in the town after the fishing enterprise is summer time-time tourism. The town become named after a small island in front of the harbor known as Stykkid. The nearby mountain of Helgafell is the burial location of Gudrun Osvífursdottir, a heroine of the Icelandic sagas. The city's former library has been restored as a public hall and carries an installation via the American artist Roni Horn.