Hraðastaðir

Hraðastaðir is a farm in Mosfellsbaer, Capital Region. Hraðastaðir is situated nearby to the suburb Leirvogstunga, as well as near the town Mosfellsbaer.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gljúfrasteinn and Mosfellskirkja.

Gljúfrasteinn

Museum

Gljúfrasteinn is a writer's home museum, which was the former home of Halldór Kiljan Laxness, a 1955 Nobel Prize for Literature winner. It is located in Mosfellsbær, east of Reykjavík, Iceland.

Mosfellskirkja

Church

Photo: Morgner, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mosfellskirkja is a church.

Helgafell

Peak

Photo: Morray, CC BY 3.0.

Helgafell is a peak, which is situated 3 km west of Hraðastaðir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mosfellsbaer.

Mosfellsbær is a town in south-west Iceland, 12 kilometres east of the country's capital, Reykjavík. The coat of arms of the municipality is a tightly-knotted triquetra, a symbol often used in Celtic knotwork and strongly associated with the Celtic nations. Mosfellsbaer is situated 5 km west of Hraðastaðir.

Hraðastaðir

Type: Farm
Also known as: “Hradastadir”
Category: agriculture
Location: Mosfellsbaer, Capital Region, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

64.17769° or 64° 10′ 40″ north

Longitude

-21.58879° or 21° 35′ 20″ west

Elevation

82 metres (269 feet)

Open location code

99PW5CH6+3F

GeoNames ID

3416066

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