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Population : 13,686
Land area : 145 km²
Reykjanesbaer is a municipality on the Reykjanes peninsula in Iceland, it is made up of the towns Keflavik, Njarovik and Hafnir. The municipality was created in 1995 when the inhabitants of the three towns voted to merge them into one. |
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Reykjanesbaer
Keflav?k is first mentioned in written sources about 1590 as the base of an English trader, who was followed by German, and later Danish, merchants. Reykjanesb?r is a major center of fishing and fish processing, although in recent years tourism has played an increasingly important role in the local economy.
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