Ölfusá

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eyrarbakki and Thorlakshofn.

Eyrarbakki

Photo: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.

Eyrarbakki is a fishing village on the south coast of Iceland with a population of about 570 people, not including inhabitants of the prison located there. The village is founded on the Great Þjórsá Lava.

Thorlakshofn

Town

Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.

Þorlákshöfn is a town on the southern coast of Iceland in the Municipality of Ölfus. The town is named after Saint Thorlak who was a bishop at Skálholt. Thorlakshofn is situated 9 km southwest of Ölfusá.

Ölfusá

Type: Estuary
Also known as: “Ölfus” and “Olfusa”
Category: body of water
Location: South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

63.9062° or 63° 54′ 22″ north

Longitude

-21.2541° or 21° 15′ 15″ west

Open location code

99MWWP4W+F9

GeoNames ID

3414074

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