Hnífsdalur

Hnífsdalur is a small village in the municipality of , located between and . The literal meaning of the name is "Knife's Valley".
Wikipedia
Photo: Bromr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 212 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Iceland
  • Also known as: “Hmifsdalur” and “Hnifsdalur”
  • Postal code: 401

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ísafjarðarkirkja.

Church
Photo: Banja-Frans Mulder, CC BY 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 4 km south of Hnífsdalur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ísafjörður and Bolungarvik.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a town in the northwest of . The oldest part of with the town centre is located on a spit of sand, or eyri, in Skutulsfjörður, a fjord which meets the waters of the larger fjord .

Town
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bolungarvík is a small town and the only built-up area in the municipality of Bolungarvíkurkaupstaður in the northwest of , located on the peninsula, approximately 14 km from the town of and 473 km from the capital city . is situated 8 km northwest of Hnífsdalur.

Hnífsdalur

Latitude
66.10966° or 66° 6′ 35″ north
Longitude
-23.1202° or 23° 7′ 13″ west
Population
212
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
99RR4V5H+VW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 256613236
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3416267
Wiki­data ID
Q2412862
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Hnífsdalur” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Hnífsdalur”
  • Dutch: “Hnífsdalur”
  • French: “Hnífsdalur”
  • German: “Hnífsdalur”
  • Icelandic: “Hnífsdal”
  • Icelandic: “Hnífsdals”
  • Icelandic: “Hnífsdalur”
  • Irish: “Hnífsdalur”
  • Polish: “Hnífsdalur”
  • Portuguese: “Hnífsdalur”
  • Silesian: “Hnífsdalur”
  • Swedish: “Hnífsdalur”
  • Uzbek: “Hnífsdalur”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hnífsdalskapella and Félagsheimilið í Hnífsdal.

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