Reydarfjordur: Discovery

Reydarfjordur: Eastern Coastal Town of ICELAND.

In the short days that I spent in Reydarfjordur, I learn and trace the town's transformation of a former fishing village to an economic driver of Iceland's eastern coast. The town of 1,000 residences has undergone some major transformations on both global and local perspectives: political interest, economic prospect, corporate negotiation and environmental concern. All goes beyond the cliche expectation of a small town. This recent change has captured a glimpse of the world economy demands and people's adaption with the economy. Here is my observed portal to Reydarfjordur's urban pattern, prospective industrial development, and the closely knitted relationship of the nature reveals a comforted quality of life in the harsh and amazing landforms. The unfurling of Reydarfjordur's recent history has been completed over friendly dialogues with the locals and hitch-hiking with diary entries and captured images.

Reydarfjordur is more apparent on the map since the opening of the smelting factory that brought the economic benefit. A little hidden treasure of the East Iceland. (more to come)

Over the recent years, Reydarfjordur has been centered by Alcoa, the aluminum smelting. The world's aluminum producer, Alcoa Fjardaál smelter, has opened its plant 2007. The town's population was less than 1,000 residences prior to the opening of the smelting plant. Along with its economic future and hardworking contribution of the East Icelanders, infrastructure were built and constructed to improve easy access to the eastern fjord, from its isolated but beautiful landforms of the arctic coastline. For many years, the smelting factory in Reydarfjordur has been much of a discussion and generated mixed converses among the Icelanders. Industrial production and the tourism will benefit the region.

See more Icelandic views from stebbifr.blogspot.com/2004/11/heitast-umrunni-eins-og-fram-kom.html (can be translated to English)

Press References: nytimes.com/2007/02/04/world/europe/04iceland.html?pagewanted=all

Geographical References: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rey%C3%B0arfj%C3%B6r%C3%B0ur