Bessastaðir

Bessastaðir is the official residence of the president of Iceland. It is situated in , about 15 kilometres from the capital city, .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bessastaðakirkja and Reykjavík Airport.

Church
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is a church.

Aerodrome
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is the main domestic airport serving , the capital of . The airport is located about two kilometres from the city centre. is situated 3½ km northeast of Bessastaðir.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2 km south of Bessastaðir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garðabaer and Kópavogur.

Town
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Garðabær is a town and municipality in the of . is situated 4 km southeast of Bessastaðir.

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is a town in that is the country's second-largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of and is part of the .

Locality
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is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar. is situated 4½ km southeast of Bessastaðir.

Bessastaðir

Latitude
64.10604° or 64° 6′ 22″ north
Longitude
-21.99504° or 21° 59′ 42″ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
99PW4243+CX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 31820823
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­residential
Geo­Names ID
3418231
Wiki­data ID
Q634146
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Bessastaðir” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Bessastaðir”
  • Chinese: “冰島總統府”
  • Chinese: “贝萨斯塔济”
  • Czech: “Bessastaðir”
  • Danish: “Bessastaðir”
  • Dutch: “Bessastadir”
  • Dutch: “Bessastaðir”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بيسستاير”
  • Estonian: “Bessastaðir”
  • Finnish: “Bessastaðir”
  • French: “Bessastaðir”
  • German: “Bessastaðir”
  • Hebrew: “פֶּסָאסְטָאדִ‘יר”
  • Icelandic: “Bessastaðir”
  • Italian: “Bessastaðir”
  • Japanese: “ベッサスタージル”
  • Latin: “Bessastadae”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bessastaðir”
  • Norwegian: “Bessastaðir”
  • Polish: “Bessastaðir”
  • Portuguese: “Bessastaðir”
  • Russian: “Бессастадир”
  • Slovenian: “Bessastaðir”
  • Swedish: “Bessastaðir”
  • Ukrainian: “Бессастадір”
  • Welsh: “Bessastadir”
  • Welsh: “Bessastaðir”

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