Tálknafjörður, (pop. 275) The village at Tálknafjörður began forming around 1945 when the Tálknafjörður freezing plant was opened. Until that point there was not much of a community built up, although Bakki was beginning to become a community, as it was home to one of the region’s two schools and was used as a base for some fishing outfits. Tálknafjörður is actually one of the younger settlements in the West Fjords, which is no doubt because of the amount of ice that formed at Hópið, making it difficult for timber boats to break though. However, this changed with the dawn of metal boats, and not long after, the new settlement appeared. Fisherman’s huts had previously been used out at the end of the fjord as it was shorter to the fishing grounds and the ice didn’t obstruct the path. Fishing is still the main industry. The village includes an elementary school, swimming pool, community centre and church, Tálknafjörður Church, consecrated in 2002.