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BorgarnesBorgarnes is a small town located on a peninsula at the shore of Bay Borgarfjrur in Iceland. It has the population of 1770 (numbers from 2003). The town is located 60 km north of the capital Reykjavk and is connected to other places in Iceland through the second largest bridge in Iceland, Borgarfjararbr. History of Borgarnes Borgarnes is first noted in Egils Saga but in the saga it is called Digranes. The first Settler to live there was called Grani, a shipmate of Skallagrmur, the first landlord and settler of the Borgarfjrur-area. There is no known history of settlement in Borgarnes after Grani's days untill the 19th century. Just after Iceland gained freedom from the Danish trading monopoly, there was a grait demeand for a trading place in the area and the Danish King authorized Borgarnes as a trading place in 1861. The first building built in Borgarnes was a canning fatcory. It was built in 1857 but it was teared down a few years later. A trading house was built in Borgarnes in the year of 1877 and a fiew years later settlement in Borgarnes begun for real. In 1913, Borgarnes officially became a town called Borgarneshreppur but had it's name changed to Borgarnesbr in 1987. Later on, in 1994, Borgarnesbr united with Hraunhreppur, Norurrdalshreppur, and Stafholtstungnahreppur under the name Borgarbygg, using the Borgarnes seal and offices. In 1998, lftaneshreppur, Borgarhreppur and verrhlarhreppur also became a part of Borgarbygg. Economy KB was founded in 1904 as a mutual company. It was the biggest suppier of work in Borgarnes in the 20th century. Like among most local mutual companies (and members of SS, the Federation of Iceland Cooperatives Societies) in Iceland, Kaupflag Borgfiringa had shops, supermarkets, petrol staions, a slaugtherhouse, a milk processing factroy a bakerie etc under it's name. KB also had shares in many other factrories and companies in the Borgarnes-area and elsewhere in Iceland. In the end of the 20th century, KB's financial powers and status began to decline and it was changed to a holding company called KB Borgarnesi EHF. The KB logo and trade mark will no longe be used for what is left of KB's operations in the beginning of 2005. See also: Kaupflag Borgfiringa. Major industries in Borgarnes Borgarnes is the center of comerence for a big part of the western part of Iceland. The town's ecconomy is mostly based on service to people traveling from Reykavk, farmers and owners of summer houses in the countryside around the town and also varous industries. Shops and trading - Verslun KB Borgarnesi, Supermarket, owned by KB.
- KB Bygginavrur, Hardware store, owned by KB
- Hyrnan, Supermarket, shop, resturant and a bus stop, owned by KB.
- Bnus, A discount supermarket, owned by Baugur Group.
- Vinb, Wine shop, owned by the Icelandic state.
Banking Manucation Transportation The second-largest bridge in Iceland, Borgarfjararbr connects Borgarnes to Route 1 (the Ring Road) and connects it with other parts of the country. The Borgarnes Habour has not been used for transportation for years so all transportation to and from Borgarnes is by land. Sports Clubs and Youth Associations - Skallagrmur. The biggest sports club in Borgarnes. Badminton, athletics, basket ball, football (soccer), swimming and other activities like acting.
- Kveldlfur. The sports club of the handicapped in Borgarnes.
- Golfklbbur Borgarness. The Borgarnes Golf Club.
- Mgrtur FC. Football club.
See also: Borgarbygg, List of cities in Iceland, History of Iceland
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