Hvaleyri

Hvaleyri is a historical site in , . Hvaleyri is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the town .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hellisgerði and Free Church in Hafnarfjörður.

Park
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is a park, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Hvaleyri.

Church
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The is a church in the Free Lutheran congregation of , located in . The church was founded on 22 April 1913. is situated 1½ km northeast of Hvaleyri.

Art gallery
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, The Hafnarfjördur Centre of Culture and Fine Art, is a public art museum located in , . It was opened in May 1988 but the foundation for the institution was laid in 1983 when Dr. is situated 1½ km east of Hvaleyri.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kaplakriki and Garðabaer.

Locality
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is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar. is situated 3 km northeast of Hvaleyri.

Town
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Garðabær is a town and municipality in the of . is situated 4½ km northeast of Hvaleyri.

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is a town in that is the country's second-largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of and is part of the .

Hvaleyri

Latitude
64.06316° or 64° 3′ 47″ north
Longitude
-21.98592° or 21° 59′ 9″ west
Open location code
99PW3277+7J
Geo­Names ID
3415846
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In Other Languages

“Hvaleyri” goes by many names.
  • Icelandic: “Hvaleyri”

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