Tyrkjavörðutröllin

Tyrkjavörðutröllin is a work of art in Sveitarfélagið Vogar, Southern Peninsula. Tyrkjavörðutröllin is situated nearby to the archaeological site Fjárborg, as well as near the town Njardvik.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Viking World Museum.

Viking World Museum

Museum

Photo: GTheory, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Viking World is a museum in Njarðvík, Reykjanesbær, Iceland. The museum opened on 8 May 2009, followed by a formal opening on Icelandic National Day, 17 June. Viking World Museum is situated 2½ km west of Tyrkjavörðutröllin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Njardvik and Reykjanesbaer.

Njardvik

Town

Photo: Steinninn, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Njarðvík is a town in southwestern Iceland, on the peninsula of Reykjanes. As of 2025, its population was 10.000. Njardvik is situated 3 km west of Tyrkjavörðutröllin.

Reykjanesbaer

Town

Photo: Helgi Halldórsson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Reykjanesbær is a municipality on the Southern Peninsula in Iceland, though the name is also used by locals to refer to the suburban region of Keflavík and Njarðvík which have grown together over the years. Reykjanesbaer is situated 4 km northwest of Tyrkjavörðutröllin.

Ásbrú

Suburb

Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.

Ásbrú is a part of the former U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik now supervised by the Icelandic defense authorities. After U.S. forces abandoned the base in 2006, a part of the base not needed for current military defense needs, was re-invented as a community of entrepreneurs, students and business. Ásbrú is situated 4½ km west of Tyrkjavörðutröllin.

Tyrkjavörðutröllin

Type: Work of art
Artwork type: sculpture
Category: tourism
Location: Sveitarfélagið Vogar, Southern Peninsula, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

63.96816° or 63° 58′ 5″ north

Longitude

-22.48312° or 22° 28′ 59″ west

Open location code

99MVXG98+7Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 9128055314

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=artwork

OpenStreetMap attribute

artwork_type=sculpture

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