Árbær

Árbær is a district within the city of , . It includes five neighbourhoods: Árbær proper, Ártúnsholt, Norðlingaholt, Selás and the industrial area Hálsar.
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  • Type: Suburb with 12,200 residents
  • Description: district in Reykjavík, Iceland
  • Also known as: “Arbaer”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arbaer Outdoor Museum and Fjölbrautaskólinn í Breiðholti.

Museum
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Árbæjarsafn is the historical of the city of 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.

School
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is an Icelandic higher educational institute and . Founded in 1975, the school currently has a student population of around 2800 people divided between about 1600 students in morning classes, about 500 students in evening classes, and about 700 students in summer school.

Building
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is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kópavogur and Garðabaer.

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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 .

Town
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Garðabær is a town and municipality in the of . is situated 7 km southwest of Árbær.

Town
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Mosfellsbær is a town in south-west , 12 kilometres east of the country's capital, . 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. is situated 8 km northeast of Árbær.

Árbær

Latitude
64.11437° or 64° 6′ 52″ north
Longitude
-21.79521° or 21° 47′ 43″ west
Population
12,200
Elevation
49 metres (161 feet)
Open location code
99PW4673+PW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 308971841
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3418566
Wiki­data ID
Q252191
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Árbær” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “奥尔拜尔”
  • Dutch: “Árbær”
  • Esperanto: “Árbær”
  • Estonian: “Árbær”
  • French: “Árbær”
  • German: “Árbær”
  • Icelandic: “Árbæjarhverfi”
  • Icelandic: “Árbær”
  • Polish: “Árbær”
  • Russian: “Аурбайр”
  • Spanish: “Árbær”
  • Swedish: “Árbær”

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Localities in the Area

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