Founded around 900 AD by the settler
Hásteinn Atlason, it was an important fishing and trading village in previous times. The town is founded on the Great
Þjórsá lava. The local school is Barnaskólinn á
Eyrarbakka og Stokkseyri. The artistic experimental duo
Jónsi & Alex wrote a song named after the town which appears on their album
Riceboy Sleeps. In 1949, a replica of a fisherman's hut was erected in honor of
Foreman Thuridur. The
Knarraros lighthouse, which is a unique blend of functionalism and
Art Nouveau style, is located about away. A famous inhabitant of Stokkseyri was
Stokkseyrar-Dísa. It is home to the football team
UMF Stokkseyri. ==References==