Borg
Borg is a farm in Borgarbyggð, West Iceland. Borg is situated nearby to the village Hvanneyri.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Borg á Mýrum and Borgarfjarðarbrú.
Borg á Mýrum
Residential building
Borg is a settlement due west of Borgarnes township in Iceland. Its recorded history reaches back to the settlement of Iceland. One of the country's original settlers was Skallagrímur Kveldúlfsson, who claimed the area around Borg as his land, built a farm and made his home there.
Borgarfjarðarbrú
Bridge
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Borgarfjarðarbrú is the second longest bridge in Iceland, after Skeiðarárbrú. It crosses Borgarfjörður, linking Borgarnes to Route 1 and connecting the town with other parts of Iceland. Borgarfjarðarbrú is situated 3½ km south of Borg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Borgarnes and Hvanneyri.
Borgarnes
Photo: OddurBen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Borgarnes is a town in West Iceland about 75 km north of Reykjavík, with a population of around 2000. It stands by a fjord called Borgarfjörður and is the centre of a vast municipality, Borgarbyggð.
Hvanneyri
Village
Photo: Philipp Gilbert (Muc), CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hvanneyri is a small settlement in the municipality of Borgarbyggð in western Iceland. The settlement is an agricultural and church center known for its history of farming. Hvanneyri is situated 6 km east of Borg.
Borg
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Borgarbyggð, West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.56328° or 64° 33′ 48″ northLongitude
-21.89726° or 21° 53′ 50″ westElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
99PWH473+83GeoNames ID
3418099
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In Other Languages
“Borg” goes by many names.
- Icelandic: “Borg”
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