Ártúnshöfði

Ártúnshöfði is a point in Reykjavík, Capital Region. Ártúnshöfði is situated nearby to the suburb Árbær, as well as near the neighborhood Grafarholt.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arbaer Outdoor Museum and Menntaskólinn við Sund.

Arbaer Outdoor Museum

Museum

Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.

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.

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.

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 7 km southwest of Ártúnshöfði.

Mosfellsbaer

Town

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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 7 km northeast of Ártúnshöfði.

Ártúnshöfði

Type: Point
Also known as: “Artunshoefdi”
Category: landform
Location: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Southwest Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

64.13333° or 64° 8′ north

Longitude

-21.825° or 21° 49′ 30″ west

Elevation

17 metres (56 feet)

Open location code

99PW45MG+82

GeoNames ID

3425291

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