Tjörnin
Tjörnin is a small, prominent lake in central Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. Most visitors to the city pass along its shore, as it is situated in the city centre next to the Reykjavik City Hall and several museums.Photo: Helgi Hall, CC BY 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include National Gallery of Iceland and The Icelandic Phallological Museum.
National Gallery of Iceland
Museum
Photo: Akigka, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Gallery of Iceland is an art museum in Reykjavík which contains a collection of Icelandic art. The gallery features artwork of famous Icelandic artists and artwork that helps explain the traditional Icelandic culture.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum
Museum
Photo: WiThoFiege, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum, located in Reykjavík, Iceland, houses the world's largest display of penises and penile parts. It holds over 300 penises from more than 100 species of mammals.
Parliament Building
Government building
Photo: Sonnenfahrt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alþingishúsið is a classical 19th-century structure which stands by Austurvöllur in central Reykjavík, Iceland. It houses Alþingi, the Icelandic parliament.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reykjavík and Kópavogur.
Reykjavík
Photo: Napoleon tnt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Reykjavík is the capital of and largest city in Iceland and with an urban area population of around 233,000, it is the home to two-thirds of Iceland's population.
Kópavogur
Photo: Axel Kristinsson, CC BY 2.0.
Kópavogur is a town in Iceland that is the country's second-largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Capital Region.
Garðabaer
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Garðabær is a town and municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. Garðabaer is situated 6 km south of Tjörnin.
Tjörnin
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland
- Category: body of water
- Location: Capital Region, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Venetian—“Tjörnin” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بحيرة تجورنين”
- Armenian: “Տյորնին”
- Belarusian: “Возера Тёрнін”
- Belarusian: “Т’ёрнін”
- Catalan: “Tjörnin”
- Chinese: “托寧湖”
- Croatian: “Tjörnin”
- Czech: “Tjörnin”
- Danish: “Tjörnin”
- Danish: “Tjørnin”
- Dutch: “Tjornin”
- Dutch: “Tjörnin”
- Esperanto: “Tjornin”
- Esperanto: “Tjörnin”
- Estonian: “Tjörnin”
- French: “Lac Tjornin”
- French: “Lac Tjörnin”
- French: “Tjornin”
- French: “Tjörnin”
- Georgian: “ტიერნინი”
- Georgian: “ტიორნინი”
- German: “Tjörnin”
- Greek: “Τγιόρνιν”
- Greek: “Τιόρνιν”
- Icelandic: “Reykjavíkurtjörn”
- Icelandic: “Tjörnin í Reykjavík”
- Icelandic: “Tjörnin”
- Indonesian: “Danau Tjörnin”
- Indonesian: “Tjörnin”
- Italian: “Tjörnin”
- Japanese: “Tjörnin”
- Japanese: “チョルトニン湖”
- Korean: “티외르닌”
- Malay: “Tjörnin”
- Mingrelian: “ტიერნინი”
- Mingrelian: “ტიორნინი”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Tjörnin”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tjörnin”
- Norwegian: “Tjörnin”
- Polish: “Tjornin”
- Polish: “Tjörnin”
- Russian: “Тьёднин”
- Russian: “Тьёрнин”
- Slovak: “Tjörnin”
- Spanish: “Tjörnin”
- Swedish: “Tjörnin”
- Turkish: “Tjörnin”
- Ukrainian: “Тьорнін”
- Venetian: “Tjörnin”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fríkirkjan í Reykjavík and Reykjavik City Hall.
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