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Kópavogur

Kópavogur Church

Kópavogur Church is a church in , . It is located on Borgarholt hill at the top of Kársnes and offers a great view over , and surrounding area.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Protestant
  • Description: church in Kópavogur, Iceland
  • Also known as: “Kopavogskirkja” and “Kópavogskirkja”
  • Address: Hamraborg 2, Kópavogur, 200
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kópavogsvöllur and Kópavogur College.

Stadium
Photo: Jóhann Heiðar Árnason, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a multi-use in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Breiðablik. It is also used for track and field events. is situated 1¼ km southeast of Kópavogur Church.

College
is an upper-secondary school in , , founded on September 22, 1973. is situated 1 km east of Kópavogur Church.

is a natural history museum in , . It is situated on the top of . It was initially only a cluster of hot water tanks, but on June 21, 1991, the building was opened to the public. is situated 2 km north of Kópavogur Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garðabaer and Reykjavík.

Town
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Garðabær is a town and municipality in the of . is situated 2½ km south of Kópavogur Church.

Photo: Napoleon tnt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of and largest city in and with an urban area population of around 233,000, it is the home to two-thirds of Iceland's population.

Locality
Photo: SergejPassau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar. is situated 4 km south of Kópavogur Church.

Kópavogur Church

Latitude
64.1123° or 64° 6′ 44″ north
Longitude
-21.91299° or 21° 54′ 47″ west
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
99PW436P+WR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 167187037
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­protestant
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
11821166
Wiki­data ID
Q1636222
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Swedish—“Kópavogur Church” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Царква Каўпавогюру”
  • Belarusian: “Царква Коўпавагура”
  • Danish: “Kópavogskirkja”
  • Dutch: “Kópavogskirkja”
  • Finnish: “Kopavogskirkja”
  • Finnish: “Kópavogskirkja”
  • French: “Kopavogskirkja”
  • French: “Kópavogskirkja”
  • German: “Kopavogskirkja”
  • German: “Kópavogskirkja”
  • Icelandic: “Kópavogskirkja”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kopavogskirkja”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kópavogskirkja”
  • Norwegian: “Kópavogskirkja”
  • Polish: “Kopavogskirkja”
  • Polish: “Kópavogskirkja”
  • Polish: “kościół w Kópavogur”
  • Russian: “Церковь Коупавогюра”
  • Swedish: “Kópavogskirkja”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kársnes and Kópavogstún.

Nearby Places

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kópavogur Church”. Photo: Reykholt, CC BY-SA 4.0.