Gljúfrasteinn

Gljúfrasteinn is a writer's home museum, which was the former home of Halldór Kiljan Laxness, a 1955 Nobel Prize for Literature winner. It is located in , east of , .
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Wikipedia
  • Museum
  • …is also known as “Laxness Museum”
  • …is named after Halldór Laxness
  • Opening hours:
    March–May: Tuesday–Sunday 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
    June–August: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
    September–October: Tuesday–Sunday 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
    November–February: Tuesday–Friday 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
  • Description: house in Mosfellsbær, Iceland
  • Address: Gljúfrasteinn, Mosfellsbær, 270
  • Email: gljufrasteinn@gljufrasteinn.is

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mosfellskirkja and Tröllafoss.
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is a church, which is situated 2 km west of Gljúfrasteinn.
Bromr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a waterfall, which is situated 4 km northeast of Gljúfrasteinn.
Morray, CC BY 3.0.
is a peak, which is situated 3½ km west of Gljúfrasteinn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mosfellsbaer.
OddurBen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mosfellsbær is a town in south-west , 12 kilometres east of the country's capital, . is situated 6 km west of Gljúfrasteinn.

Gljúfrasteinn

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Latitude
64.18091° or 64° 10′ 51″ north
Longitude
-21.58185° or 21° 34′ 55″ west
Open location code
99PW5CJ9+97
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1243688088
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q2312229

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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Swedish—“Gljúfrasteinn” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Gljúfrasteinn”
  • Dutch: “Gljufrasteinn”
  • Dutch: “Gljúfrasteinn”
  • French: “Gljúfrasteinn”
  • German: “Gljúfrasteinn”
  • Greek: “Κλιουβραστάιν”
  • Icelandic: “Gljúfrasteinn”
  • Polish: “Gljúfrasteinn”
  • Swedish: “Gljúfrasteinn”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bakkakotsvöllur and Mosskógar.

Nearby Places

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