Iceland
Northeast
Hörgársveit

Hjalteyri

Hjalteyri is a tiny fishing village in northern in the Norðurland eystra region. Hjalteyri has 43 inhabitants and was the largest settlement in the former municipality of Arnarneshreppur before it merged to become part of .
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  • Type: Hamlet with 37 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Iceland
  • Also known as: “Hjaleyri”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hauganes.

Hamlet
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.
is a village located in in northern . has about 137 inhabitants. The word means "mound peninsula". Fishing is an important industry in the village. is situated 10 km northwest of Hjalteyri.

Hjalteyri

Latitude
65.84956° or 65° 50′ 58″ north
Longitude
-18.19891° or 18° 11′ 56″ west
Population
37
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
United Nations Location Code
IS HJA
Open location code
9CQ3RRX2+RC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 267726700
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2630431
Wiki­data ID
Q2350379
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Polish—“Hjalteyri” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “夏尔泰里”
  • Chinese: “夏爾泰里”
  • Dutch: “Hjalteyri”
  • French: “Hjalteyri”
  • German: “Hjalteyri”
  • Icelandic: “Hjalteyrar”
  • Icelandic: “Hjalteyri”
  • Polish: “Hjalteyri”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Hjalteyri”. Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.