Hvalfjarðarsveit

Hvalfjarðarsveit is a municipality in Vesturland, Iceland. The municipality derives its name from the fjord , which forms its southern border.
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  • Type: municipality of Iceland with 760 residents
  • Description: municipality in Iceland
  • Also known as: “3511”, “Hvalfjardarsveit”, “Hvalfjarðarsveit (sýsla i Island)”, and “华尔非亚扎乡”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Hallgrímskirkja.

Church
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, also known as … is situated 4 km south of Hvalfjarðarsveit.

Hvalfjarðarsveit

Latitude
64.4427° or 64° 26′ 34″ north
Longitude
-21.6109° or 21° 36′ 39″ west
Population
760
Elevation
177 metres (581 feet)
Open location code
99PWC9VQ+3M
Geo­Names ID
9192471
Wiki­data ID
Q278600
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Hvalfjarðarsveit” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Hvalfjarðarsveit”
  • Asturian: “Hvalfjarðarsveit”
  • Basque: “Hvalfjarðarsveit”
  • Catalan: “Hvalfjarðarsveit”
  • Cebuano: “Hvalfjarðarsveit”
  • Chechen: “Хвалфьордарсвейт”
  • Chechen: “Хвальфйардарсвейт”
  • Chinese: “华尔峡湾乡”
  • Danish: “Hvalfjarðarsveit”
  • Dutch: “Hvalfjarðarsveit”
  • French: “Hvalfjarðarsveit”
  • German: “Hvalfjarðarsveit”
  • Hebrew: “קוואלפיירד’ורסבייט”
  • Hungarian: “Hvalfjarðarsveit”
  • Icelandic: “Hvalfjarðarsveit”
  • Indonesian: “Hvalfjarðarsveit”
  • Irish: “Hvalfjarðarsveit”
  • Italian: “Hvalfjarðarsveit”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hvalfjarðarsveit”
  • Northern Sami: “Hvalfjarðarsveit”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hvalfjarðarsveit”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hvalfjarðarsveit”
  • Norwegian: “Hvalfjarðarsveit”
  • Polish: “Hvalfjarðarsveit”
  • Portuguese: “Hvalfjarðarsveit”
  • Russian: “Хвальфьярдарсвейт”
  • Spanish: “Hvalfjarðarsveit”
  • Swedish: “Hvalfjarðarsveit”
  • Turkish: “Hvalfjarðarsveit”
  • Ukrainian: “Гвальфіордарсвейт”
  • Ukrainian: “Хвалфьордарсвейт”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Hvítanes and Þyrilsnes.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Vatnaskógur and Saurbæjarháls.

West Iceland: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Borgarnes and Stykkishólmur.

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