Iceland
Capital Region
Mosfellsbaer

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
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: house in Mosfellsbær, Iceland
  • Also known as: “Gljufrasteinn”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mosfellskirkja and Tröllafoss.

Church
Photo: Morgner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 2 km west of Gljúfrasteinn.

Waterfall
Photo: Bromr, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a waterfall, which is situated 4 km northeast of Gljúfrasteinn.

Peak
Photo: Morray, CC BY 3.0.
is a peak, which is situated 3½ km west of Gljúfrasteinn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mosfellsbaer.

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

Gljúfrasteinn

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.

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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 “Gljúfrasteinn”. Photo: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.