Elliðaár
The rivers Elliðaár are situated in the Reykjavík area in the south-west of Iceland. Two small rivers have their source in the volcanic mountain range of Bláfjöll and stream down to Elliðavatn lake at the eastern suburban border of the city, its outlet forming the river.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Iceland
- Also known as: “Ellidaa” and “Ellidaár”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Arbaer Outdoor Museum and Menntaskólinn við Sund.
Arbaer Outdoor Museum
Museum
Árbæjarsafn is the historical museum of the city of Reykjavík as well as an open-air museum and a regional museum. Its purpose is to give the public an insight into the living conditions, work and recreational activities of the people of Reykjavík in earlier times.
Menntaskólinn við Sund
College
Menntaskólinn við Sund is a secondary school in Reykjavík founded in 1969. At the time, there were only 4 other such schools in Iceland.
Víkingsvöllur
Stadium
Víkingsvöllur is a football stadium in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of Víkingur F.C. The stadium holds around 2,000, with 1,149 seats, and is located at 'Traðarland' in Fossvogsdalur, south-east of the city center…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kópavogur and Garðabaer.
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
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Garðabær is a town and municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. Garðabaer is situated 6 km southwest of Elliðaár.
Kaplakriki
Locality
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Kaplakriki is a multi-purpose stadium in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar. Kaplakriki is situated 8 km southwest of Elliðaár.
Elliðaár
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Southwest Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Venetian—“Elliðaár” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Elliðaár”
- Belarusian: “Рака Эліда”
- Belarusian: “Эліда”
- Catalan: “Elliðaá”
- Cebuano: “Elliðaá”
- Chuvash: “Эдлидаау”
- Dutch: “Elliðaár”
- French: “Elliðaár”
- German: “Elliðaár”
- Icelandic: “Elliðaár”
- Irish: “Elliðaár”
- Italian: “Elliðaá”
- Japanese: “エトリザアゥ”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Elliðaár”
- Polish: “Elliðaár”
- Portuguese: “Elliðaár”
- Russian: “Эдлидаау”
- Slovak: “Elliðaár”
- Spanish: “Elliðaá”
- Spanish: “Elliðaár”
- Ukrainian: “Етлізааур”
- Venetian: “Fiume Elliðaá”
- “Elliðaár”
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