Egilsstaðir is a town in East Iceland on the banks of Lagarfljót river. In 2003, the town had over 1,700 inhabitants. A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The town is young, even by Icelandic standards where urbanization is a fairly recent trend compared to mainland Europe. It was established in 1947 as an effort by the surrounding rural districts who felt the need for a service center in the region. They intentionally chose a spot in the land of the Egilsstaðir farm (which the town was named after) near the bridge over Lagarfljót because that is a spot where all the main roads of the region meet, Route 1 as well as the main routes to the Eastfjords. World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rural areas are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities and towns. ... 1. ...

Today, Egilsstaðir has grown to become the largest town of East Iceland and its main service, transportation and administration center. The town has an airport, college and a hospital. More growth is predicted for the town in coming years following the expected economic boom in the region because of the Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Project and Alcoa's aluminium smelting plant in Reyðarfjörður. A college (Latin collegium) can be the name of any group of colleagues; originally it meant a group of people living together under a common set of rules (con-, together + leg-, law). As a consequence members of colleges were originally styled fellows and still are in some places. ... A hospital today is an institution for professional health care provided by physicians and nurses. ... This article is about the company. ...