Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rif and Olafsvik.

Rif

Village

Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.

Rif is a village, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Sveinsstaðir.

Ólafsvík is a small town in Iceland on the northern side of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. At one point in the 17th and 18th centuries, commercial vessels sailed between Ólafsvík and Denmark, and the village was one of the larger trading ports in Iceland. Olafsvik is situated 4 km east of Sveinsstaðir.

Hellissandur

Photo: Chris Johnston, CC BY 2.0.

Hellissandur is a village on the Snæfellsnes peninsula in West Iceland. The village is considered one of the first fishing villages on Iceland, existing already in the 16th century, when people elsewhere mostly lived on agriculture.

Sveinsstaðir

Type: Farm
Also known as: “Sveinsstadir”
Category: agriculture
Location: Snæfellsbær, West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

64.90193° or 64° 54′ 7″ north

Longitude

-23.79249° or 23° 47′ 33″ west

Elevation

11 metres (36 feet)

Open location code

99PRW625+Q2

GeoNames ID

3412793

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