Hlíðar

Hlíðar is a suburb in Capital Region, Iceland and has about 11,600 residents. Hlíðar is situated nearby to the neighborhood Norðurmýri, as well as near Holt.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Perlan and Hlíðarendi.

Perlan

Perlan is a natural history museum in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is situated on the top of Öskjuhlíð hill. It was initially only a cluster of hot water tanks, but on June 21, 1991, the building was opened to the public.

Hlíðarendi

Stadium

Photo: Raf24, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Valsvöllur, also known as Hlíðarendi and formerly Vodafonevöllurinn, is a multi-purpose stadium in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is the home-court of Valur's football, basketball and handball teams.

Klambratún

Park

Klambratún is an outdoor park and recreation area in the Hlíðar district of Reykjavík, Iceland. The Reykjavik Art Museum stands within the grounds of the park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Reykjavík and Kópavogur.

Reykjavík

Photo: Napoleon tnt, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Reykjavík is the capital of and largest city in Iceland and with an urban area population of around 233,000, it is the home to two-thirds of Iceland's population.

Kópavogur

Photo: Axel Kristinsson, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Garðabaer

Town

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Garðabær is a town and municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. Garðabaer is situated 5 km south of Hlíðar.

Hlíðar

Type: Suburb with 11,600 residents
Category: locality
Location: Capital Region, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

64.13302° or 64° 7′ 59″ north

Longitude

-21.90978° or 21° 54′ 35″ west

Population

11,600

Open location code

99PW43MR+63

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7016811471

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

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