Akureyri

The town square in Akureyri.

coat of arms

Akureyri is a city in the northeast of Iceland. It is the second largest city in Iceland. It was founded in 1786.^[1] As of 2015, 18,191 people lived there.^[2] The mayor of Akureyri is Eiríkur Björn Björgvinsson.^[3]

Akureyri Media

Akureyri in the late 19th century
Akureyri, with Hlíðarfjall behind, viewed from the eastern shore of Eyjafjörður, morning November 2007
Aerial panorama of Akureyri, taken in June 2017
River Glerá in northern Iceland
Cruise ship in the harbour
Hlíðarfjall ski slopes just west of the town
The old building (Gamli Skóli) of Akureyri Junior College
Aerial view of the fjord

Other websites

Akureyri's Official city website (in Icelandic)

References

↑ Evans 2008, p. [Akureyri at Google Books 310]
↑ "Iceland in figures 2015". Statistics Iceland. Statistics Iceland. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
↑ "STARFSMENN". Akureyri.is. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

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[1] Evans 2008, p. [Akureyri at Google Books 310]

[2] "Iceland in figures 2015". Statistics Iceland. Statistics Iceland. Retrieved 14 September 2015.

[3] "STARFSMENN". Akureyri.is. Retrieved 30 September 2015.

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