Iceland
Northeast
Eyjafjarðarsveit

Hrafnagil

Hrafnagil is a small in , northern , which in 2016 had 260 inhabitants. The village has a and a community center. The area has access to high-temperature geothermal heat, which is used to heat houses and greenhouses.
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  • Type: Village with 378 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Iceland
  • Also known as: “Hrafnagilshverfi” and “Reykárhverfi”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Munkaþverá.

Locality
Photo: Pietro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was a Benedictine monastery in , . It was established around 1155 and was abolished when the country became Protestant in 1550. is situated 3 km south of Hrafnagil.

Hrafnagil

Latitude
65.57355° or 65° 34′ 25″ north
Longitude
-18.09453° or 18° 5′ 40″ west
Population
378
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
9CQ3HWF4+C5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 267587731
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2630052
Wiki­data ID
Q3066377
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Hrafnagil” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Hrafnagil”
  • Dutch: “Hrafnagil”
  • French: “Hrafnagil”
  • German: “Hrafnagil”
  • Icelandic: “Hrafnagil”
  • Polish: “Hrafnagil”
  • Portuguese: “Hrafnagil”
  • Yue Chinese: “Hrafnagil”

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