Bessastaðir
Bessastaðir is a farm in Skagafjörður, Northwest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Skagafjörður Folk Museum.
Skagafjörður Folk Museum
Museum
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Skagafjörður Folk Museum is an outdoor settlement museum that was established in 1948 when the National Museum of Iceland acquired the rights to use the old town of Glaumbær at Langholt. Skagafjörður Folk Museum is situated 3½ km east of Bessastaðir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Varmahlid.
Varmahlid
Village
Varmahlíð is a small village in Skagafjörður, northern Iceland. In 2011 around 140 people lived on the eastern slope of the hill for which the town is named. Varmahlid is situated 9 km southeast of Bessastaðir.
Bessastaðir
- Type: Farm
- Also known as: “Bessastadir”
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Skagafjörður, Northwest, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
65.61125° or 65° 36′ 41″ northLongitude
-19.57712° or 19° 34′ 38″ westElevation
75 metres (246 feet)Open location code
9CQ2JC6F+F5GeoNames ID
2632846
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