Egilsstaðir

Egilsstaðir is a farm in , .
  • Type: Farm
  • Also known as: “Egilsstöðum”
  • Postal code: 816

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kotstrandarkirkja.

Church
Photo: Jóna Þórunn, CC BY 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Egilsstaðir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hveragerði and Árbæjarhverfi í Ölfusi.

Photo: Borvan53, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town of 3,000 people in . is uniquely located in a geothermally active area. Its name is derived from an Icelandic word for hot spring - hver.

Hamlet
Photo: Jóna Þórunn, CC BY 3.0.
is a municipality in Árnessýslu, , with a population of 81 people in 2016. It is the smallest municipality of Iceland in terms of the number of inhabitants. is situated 7 km east of Egilsstaðir.

Photo: Themrme1, CC0.
is the largest town in . Although it sits by a beautiful spot by the Ölfusá river, it's too close to places like and to be noticed, and too close to for most people to think of it as a place to stay the night.

Egilsstaðir

Latitude
63.94547° or 63° 56′ 44″ north
Longitude
-21.18014° or 21° 10′ 49″ west
Open location code
99MWWRW9+5W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2800740614
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­farm
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