Bessastaðir

Bessastaðir is a government office in Garðabær, Capital Region. Bessastaðir is situated nearby to the church Bessastaðakirkja, as well as near the nature reserve Bessastaðanes.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bessastaðakirkja and Bessastaðir.

Bessastaðakirkja

Church

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Bessastaðakirkja is a church.

Bessastaðir

Residential area

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Bessastaðir is the official residence of the president of Iceland. It is situated in Álftanes, about 15 kilometres from the capital city, Reykjavík.

Reykjavík Airport is the main domestic airport serving Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. The airport is located about two kilometres from the city centre. Reykjavík Airport is situated 3½ km northeast of Bessastaðir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garðabaer and Hafnarfjörður.

Garðabaer

Town

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Garðabær is a town and municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. Garðabaer is situated 4 km southeast of Bessastaðir.

Hafnarfjörður

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Hafnarfjörður is a town in Southwest Iceland with a population of 30,000. The town was built atop lava fields that erupted 12,000 years ago. Hafnarfjörður was first settled in the late 14th century, a long history as a town by Icelandic standards, although today it is considered a suburb of Reykjavík.

Kópavogur

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Kópavogur is a town in Iceland that is the country's second-largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Capital Region.

Bessastaðir

Type: Government office
Categories: office and government building
Location: Garðabær, Capital Region, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

64.10593° or 64° 6′ 21″ north

Longitude

-21.99585° or 21° 59′ 45″ west

Open location code

99PW4243+9M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4755103121

OpenStreetMap feature

office=government

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In Other Languages

“Bessastaðir” goes by many names.

Chinese: “總統府”

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