Ölfus
Ölfus is a municipality located in Iceland. The major town is called Þorlákshöfn. The bottled water brand Icelandic Glacial is manufactured in this area, at the Ölfus spring.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: municipality of Iceland with 2,570 residents
- Description: municipality located in Iceland
- Also known as: “8717”, “Olfus”, and “Sveitarfelagid OElfus”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Raufarhólshellir and Skálafell.
Raufarhólshellir
Cave
Photo: Markus Trienke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Raufarhólshellir is the fourth-longest lava tube in Iceland. The cave's proximity to Reykjavík made it popular with visitors, who caused damage to the cave. Raufarhólshellir is situated 4 km south of Ölfus.
Skálafell
Peak
Photo: Ray Swi-hymn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skálafell is a peak, which is situated 4 km northeast of Ölfus.
Ölfus
- Location: South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Turkish—“Ölfus” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Ölfus”
- Asturian: “Sveitarfélagið Ölfus”
- Basque: “Sveitarfélagið Ölfus”
- Catalan: “Ölfus”
- Catalan: “Sveitarfélagið Ölfus”
- Cebuano: “Sveitarfélagið Ölfus”
- Chinese: “Sveitarfélagið Ölfus”
- Chinese: “奥佛斯”
- Dutch: “Oelfus”
- Dutch: “Olfus”
- Dutch: “Ölfus”
- Dutch: “Sveitarfelagid Olfus”
- Dutch: “Sveitarfélagið Ölfus”
- Dutch: “Sveitarfelagidh Olfus”
- Dutch: “Sveitarfélagidh Ölfus”
- French: “Ölfus”
- German: “Ölfus”
- German: “Sveitarfélagið Ölfus”
- Hungarian: “Ölfus”
- Icelandic: “Ölfushreppur”
- Icelandic: “Sveitarfélagið Ölfus”
- Indonesian: “Ölfus”
- Italian: “Olfus”
- Italian: “Ölfus”
- Italian: “Thorlakshofn”
- Italian: “Þorlákshöfn”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Sveitarfélagið Ölfus”
- Northern Sami: “Sveitarfélagið Ölfus”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sveitarfelagid Olfus”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sveitarfelagid Ølfus”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sveitarfélagið Ölfus”
- Norwegian: “Sveitarfélagið Ölfus”
- Persian: “اولفوس”
- Polish: “Ölfus”
- Portuguese: “Ölfus”
- Russian: “Ольфус”
- Russian: “Ольфюс”
- Russian: “Эльвюс”
- Russian: “Эльфюс”
- Spanish: “Sveitarfélagið Ölfus”
- Swedish: “Ölfus”
- Swedish: “Sveitarfélagið Ölfus”
- Turkish: “Ölfus”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hveragerði and Thorlakshofn.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stóra Sandfell and Litli-Meitill.
South Iceland: Must-Visit Destinations
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