Arnarhóll
Arnarhóll is a hill next to the centre of Reykjavík, Iceland's capital city. It is named after Iceland's first settler, Ingólfur Arnarson. Icelandic ministries are situated near it and events take place on it.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Park
- Description: hill in Iceland
- Also known as: “Arnarholl”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Icelandic Phallological Museum and National Theater.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum
Museum
Photo: WiThoFiege, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum, located in Reykjavík, Iceland, houses the world's largest display of penises and penile parts. It holds over 300 penises from more than 100 species of mammals.
National Theater
Theater building
Photo: Gdh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Theatre of Iceland in Reykjavík, is the national theatre of Iceland. The theater, designed by Guðjón Samúelsson, was formally opened on 20 April 1950. Since 2020, the artistic director of The National Theatre is Magnús Geir Þórðarsson.
Safnahúsið
Museum
Photo: Gdh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Safnahúsið, formerly Þjóðmenningarhúsið, is an exhibition space in Reykjavík, Iceland, which houses an exhibition, Points of View, drawn from various national museums and other cultural institutions.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Garðabær is a town and municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. Garðabaer is situated 7 km south of Arnarhóll.
Kaplakriki
Locality
Photo: SergejPassau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kaplakriki is a multi-purpose stadium in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar. Kaplakriki is situated 8 km south of Arnarhóll.
Arnarhóll
- Categories: hill and recreation area
- Location: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Southwest Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.14809° or 64° 8′ 53″ northLongitude
-21.93329° or 21° 55′ 60″ westElevation
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
99PW43X8+6MOpenStreetMap ID
way 720383792OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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In Other Languages
From Icelandic to Russian—“Arnarhóll” goes by many names.
- Icelandic: “Arnarhóll”
- Italian: “Arnarhóll”
- Russian: “Аднархоудль”
- “Arnarhóll”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Arnarhóll and Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs.
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