Þórsnes
Þórsnes is a farm in Akureyri, Northeast. Þórsnes is situated nearby to the locality Skjaldarvík, as well as near Svalbardseyri.Places of Interest
Highlights include Glerárkirkja and Akureyrarkirkja.
Glerárkirkja
Church
Glerárkirkja is a church in Akureyri, Iceland. It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland. In 1969 a building committee was formed to find a place for a new church for the neighborhood.
Akureyrarkirkja
Church
Photo: Jon Gretarsson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Akureyrarkirkja or The Church of Akureyri is a prominent Lutheran church at Akureyri in northern Iceland. Located in the centre of the city, it was designed by Guðjón Samúelsson and completed in 1940. Akureyrarkirkja is situated 4 km southeast of Þórsnes.
Akureyri Art Museum
Art gallery
Photo: JasonParis, CC BY 2.0.
The Akureyri Art Museum was founded in 1993. The museum is located in the center of Akureyri, the second-largest city in Iceland. Originally home to a dairy, the building which houses the gallery is noted as a good example of the Bauhaus school of architecture. Akureyri Art Museum is situated 4 km southeast of Þórsnes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Svalbarðseyri.
Svalbarðseyri
Village
Photo: Navaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Svalbarðseyri is a small village in the Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur municipality, northern Iceland, which in January 2011 had 245 inhabitants. It is located on the east coast of Eyjafjörður fjord. Svalbarðseyri is situated 4½ km northeast of Þórsnes.
Þórsnes
- Type: Farm
- Also known as: “THorsnes”
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Akureyri, Northeast, North Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
65.71128° or 65° 42′ 41″ northLongitude
-18.12625° or 18° 7′ 35″ westOpen location code
9CQ3PV6F+GGGeoNames ID
2625996
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