Statues and Memorials of Fáskrúðsfjörður town
Beautiful statues and memorials.
the memorial of the scientist and polar explorer Dr. Charcot is located next to the Doctor´s House at Hafnargata 12. His ship, Pouguois Pas, sank in Straumfjörður in Mýrar in 1936.
The memorial of Bergur Hallgrímsson. The memorial stands by the main road through the town, at Búðavegur 36. Bergur was a prominent businessman in the community and, at his time, one of the country´s well-known fisheries operators and herring processors. During the French Days, the Bergur Hallgrímsson Memorial Run takes place.
Below Hamarsgata 8, the French erected a memorial for Carl A. Tulinius, who was the French consul in the latter part of the 19th century. The memorial was unveiled on August 28th, 1902.
