Skessan í Grænuborg
Skessan í Grænuborg is a work of art in Sveitarfélagið Vogar, Southern Peninsula. Skessan í Grænuborg is situated nearby to the archaeological site Fjárborg, as well as near the town Njardvik.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
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. Viking World Museum is situated 2½ km west of Skessan í Grænuborg.
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 4 km northwest of Skessan í Grænuborg.
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. Njardvik is situated 3 km west of Skessan í Grænuborg.
Reykjanesbaer
Town
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Reykjanesbaer is situated 4 km west of Skessan í Grænuborg.
Ásbrú
Suburb
Ásbrú is a part of the former U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik not supervised by the Icelandic defence authorities. After U.S. forces evacuated in 2006, a part of the base not needed for current military defence needs, was re-invented as a community of entrepreneurs, students and business. Ásbrú is situated 4½ km west of Skessan í Grænuborg.
Skessan í Grænuborg
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Category: tourism
- Location: Sveitarfélagið Vogar, Southern Peninsula, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
63.97265° or 63° 58′ 22″ northLongitude
-22.48181° or 22° 28′ 55″ westOpen location code
99MVXGF9+37OpenStreetMap ID
node 13308013712OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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