Tjarnarhverfi
Tjarnarhverfi is a neighborhood in Reykjanesbær, Southern Peninsula. Tjarnarhverfi is situated nearby to the suburb Innri-Njarðvík, as well as near the neighborhood Dalshverfi.Places of Interest
Highlights include Viking World Museum and Icelandic Museum of Rock ‘n’ Roll.
Viking World Museum
Museum
Photo: GTheory, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Viking World is a museum in Njarðvík, Reykjanesbær, Iceland. The museum opened on 8 May 2009, followed by a formal opening on Icelandic National Day, 17 June.
Icelandic Museum of Rock ‘n’ Roll
Museum
The Icelandic Museum of Rock 'n' Roll is located at the Hljómahöll concert and conference hall in Reykjanesbær. It was formally opened on April 5, 2014. Icelandic Museum of Rock ‘n’ Roll is situated 2½ km northwest of Tjarnarhverfi.
Church of St. John Paul II
Church
St. John Paul II Church, a Catholic church in Keflavik, Sudurnes, Iceland. The congregation is under Diocese of Reykjavík and was dedicated to the memory of Pope John Paul II, who was declared a saint in 2014 by Pope Francis. Church of St. John Paul II is situated 3 km west of Tjarnarhverfi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Njardvik and Reykjanesbaer.
Njardvik
Town
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Njarðvík is a town in southwestern Iceland, on the peninsula of Reykjanes. As of 2025, its population was 10.000.
Reykjanesbaer
Town
Photo: Helgi Halldórsson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Reykjanesbær is a municipality on the Southern Peninsula in Iceland, though the name is also used by locals to refer to the suburban region of Keflavík and Njarðvík which have grown together over the years.
Ásbrú
Suburb
Ásbrú is a part of the former U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik now supervised by the Icelandic defense authorities. After U.S. forces abandoned the base in 2006, a part of the base not needed for current military defense needs, was re-invented as a community of entrepreneurs, students and business. Ásbrú is situated 3 km west of Tjarnarhverfi.
Tjarnarhverfi
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Reykjanesbær, Southern Peninsula, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
63.97455° or 63° 58′ 28″ northLongitude
-22.51245° or 22° 30′ 45″ westOpen location code
99MVXFFQ+R2OpenStreetMap ID
node 12191593092OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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