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The Eastern Settlement (Old Norse: Eystribygð [ˈœystreˌbyɣð]) was the first and by far the larger of the two main areas of Norse Greenland, settled c. AD 985 – c. AD 1000 by Norsemen from Iceland. At its peak, it contained approximately 4,000 inhabitants.
Eastern Region (Icelandic: Austurland, Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈœystʏrˌlant] ⓘ) is a region in eastern Iceland. Its area is 22,721 square kilometres (8,773 sq mi) and in 2020 its population was 13,173. The Eastern Region has a jagged coastline of fjords, referred to as the Eastfjords (Austfirðir [ˈœystˌfɪrðɪr̥]).
Real estate forecasts for the next 5 years. ... The country’s median existing-home sale price in June 2024 was $426,900, ... Yun does not expect the residential real estate market to burst. He ...
At some time around 860, a storm pushed his ship far to the north until he reached the eastern coast of Iceland. Garðar approached the island from the east, sailed westward along the coast and then up north, building a house in Húsavík. He completed a full circle, circumnavigating the island and establishing that the landmass in question was ...
GOBankingRates spoke with Alexei Morgado, a real estate agent and the founder of Lexawise, to get a peek into an expert forecast for the housing market in 2025. Mortgage Rates Could Drop a Bit ...
In a bid to improve the supply of housing, Iceland’s government kicked off a housing policy last year with a plan to build 4,000 apartments a year for the coming five years.
The town settlement in the Seyðisfjörður area started in 1848. The town was settled by Norwegian fishermen. These settlers also built some of the wooden buildings which still exist in the town. Another now-deserted settlement nearby in the fjord, Vestdalseyri was the site for the world's first modern industrialized whaling station.
Egilsstaðir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈeijɪlsˌstaːðɪr̥]) is a town in east Iceland on the banks of the Lagarfljót river. It is part of the municipality of Múlaþing and the largest settlement of the Eastern Region with, as of 2020, a population of 2,522 inhabitants.