Vesturbær

Vesturbær is a suburb in , and has about 16,500 residents. Vesturbær is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include National and University Library of Iceland and KR-völlur.

Library
Photo: Gunnar Klack, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Landsbókasafn Íslands – Háskólabókasafn is the national library of which also functions as the university library of the University of Iceland.

Stadium
Photo: Gruesome Gary, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Meistaravellir or is a football in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and has been the home stadium of Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur since 1984.

Museum
Photo: WiThoFiege, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, located in , Iceland, houses the world's largest display of penises and penile parts. It holds over 300 penises from more than 100 species of mammals.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kópavogur and Garðabaer.

Photo: Axel Kristinsson, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in that is the country's second-largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of and is part of the .

Town
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Garðabær is a town and municipality in the of . is situated 7 km south of Vesturbær.

Locality
Photo: SergejPassau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar. is situated 8 km south of Vesturbær.

Vesturbær

Latitude
64.14546° or 64° 8′ 44″ north
Longitude
-21.95817° or 21° 57′ 29″ west
Population
16,500
Open location code
99PW42WR+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5784091470
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Héðinsvöllur and Vesturbæjarlaug.

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