Stóri-Hamar

Stóri-Hamar is a farm in Eyjafjarðarsveit, Northeast. Stóri-Hamar is situated nearby to the locality Munkaþverá, as well as near the village Hrafnagil.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Munkaþverá and Hrafnagil.

Munkaþverá

Locality

Photo: Pietro, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Munkaþverá was a Benedictine monastery in Eyjafjörður, Iceland. It was established around 1155 and was abolished when the country became Protestant in 1550. Munkaþverá is situated 3 km northeast of Stóri-Hamar.

Hrafnagil

Village

Photo: Bjarki Sigursveinsson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hrafnagil is a small village in Eyjafjarðarsveit, northern Iceland, which in 2016 had 260 inhabitants. The village has a school and a community center. The area has access to high-temperature geothermal heat, which is used to heat houses and greenhouses. Hrafnagil is situated 6 km north of Stóri-Hamar.

Stóri-Hamar

Type: Farm
Also known as: “Stori-Hamar”
Categories: locality and agriculture
Location: Eyjafjarðarsveit, Northeast, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

65.52213° or 65° 31′ 20″ north

Longitude

-18.117° or 18° 7′ 1″ west

Elevation

90 metres (295 feet)

Open location code

9CQ3GVCM+V6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2810662001

OpenStreetMap feature

place=farm

GeoNames ID

2626450

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