Byggðarsafnið
Byggðarsafnið is a museum in Akraneskaupstaður, West Iceland. Byggðarsafnið is situated nearby to the cemetery Akraneskirkjugarður, as well as near the golf course Golfklúbburinn Leynir.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Akranesvöllur and Grundaskóli.
Akranesvöllur
Stadium
Akranesvöllur is a football stadium in Akranes, Iceland. It is currently used for football matches. The stadium holds 5,550 and was built in 1935. It has 850 seats. Akranesvöllur is situated 780 metres west of Byggðarsafnið.
Grundaskóli
School
Grundaskóli is one of two schools in the port town of Akranes, on the west coast of Iceland, established in 1981. The other school is Brekkubæjarskóli. Grundaskóli is situated 520 metres west of Byggðarsafnið.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akranes.
Akranes
Town
Photo: Sigridurld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Akranes is a port town and municipality on the west coast of Iceland, around 50 km north of the capital Reykjavík. The area where Akranes is located was settled in the 9th century; however, it did not receive a municipal charter until 1942.
Byggðarsafnið
- Type: Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Akraneskaupstaður, West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.31987° or 64° 19′ 12″ northLongitude
-22.0445° or 22° 2′ 40″ westOpen location code
99PV8X94+W5OpenStreetMap ID
node 2156045035OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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