Gufunes
Gufunes is a historical estate and park for sculptures and artwork in northeastern Reykjavík. Today it lies within the Grafarvogur part of the city, located to the southwest and south of the Eidsvik Cove and Geldinganes Headland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kleppur and Imagine Peace Tower.
Kleppur
Hospital
Photo: Gdh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kleppur or Kleppsspítali is an Icelandic psychiatric hospital that is operated by The National University Hospital of Iceland. The first laws concerning Kleppur were nr. Kleppur is situated 1½ km southwest of Gufunes.
Imagine Peace Tower
Memorial
Photo: McKay Savage, CC BY 2.0.
The Imagine Peace Tower is a memorial to John Lennon from his widow, Yoko Ono, located on Viðey Island in Kollafjörður Bay near Reykjavík, Iceland. Installed in 2007, it consists of a tall tower of light, projected from a white stone monument that has the words "Imagine Peace" carved into it in 24 languages. Imagine Peace Tower is situated 2½ km northwest of Gufunes.
Viðeyjarkirkja
Church
Photo: Salvor, Public domain.
Viðeyjarkirkja is a church, which is situated 2 km northwest of Gufunes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mosfellsbaer and Kópavogur.
Mosfellsbaer
Town
Photo: OddurBen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 6 km east of Gufunes.
Kópavogur
Photo: Axel Kristinsson, CC BY 2.0.
Kópavogur is a town in Iceland that is the country's second-largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Capital Region.
Garðabaer
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Garðabær is a town and municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. Garðabaer is situated 9 km southwest of Gufunes.
Gufunes
- Type: Industry
- Also known as: “Gufnas” and “Gufnes”
- Category: peninsula
- Location: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Southwest Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.1526° or 64° 9′ 9″ northLongitude
-21.81689° or 21° 49′ 1″ westElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
99PW553M+26OpenStreetMap ID
way 68714459OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Gufunes” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “居菲内斯”
- Danish: “Gufunes skulpturpark”
- French: “Gufunes”
- Icelandic: “Gufunes”
- Swedish: “Gufunes skulpturpark”
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