Gufunes

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kleppur and Fjölnisvöllur.

Kleppur

Hospital

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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.

Fjölnisvöllur is a football stadium in Iceland. It is located in Grafarvogur, Reykjavík, and seats 700 individuals in one stand, but can hold about 500 standing spectators additionally. It is the home stadium for Icelandic football team Fjölnir.

Arbaer Outdoor Museum

Museum

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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. Arbaer Outdoor Museum is situated 3 km south of Gufunes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kópavogur and Mosfellsbaer.

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.

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 6 km northeast of Gufunes.

Garðabaer

Town

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Garðabær is a town and municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. Garðabaer is situated 8 km southwest of Gufunes.

Gufunes

Type: Park
Location: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Southwest Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

64.14571° or 64° 8′ 45″ north

Longitude

-21.81197° or 21° 48′ 43″ west

Elevation

23 metres (75 feet)

Open location code

99PW45WQ+76

GeoNames ID

11821173

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