Leirtjörn
Leirtjörn is in Múlaþing, East Iceland. Leirtjörn is situated nearby to the lake Kvígutjörn, as well as near the aerodrome Egilsstaðir Airport.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Egilsstaðir Airport and Egilsstadir Upper Secondary School.
Egilsstaðir Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Simisa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Egilsstaðir Airport is a single-runway airport in Egilsstaðir, Iceland. The only scheduled carrier is Icelandair with flights to Reykjavík. Egilsstaðir also serves as a diversion airport for Keflavik International Airport located 415 kilometers southwest of Egilsstaðir.
Egilsstadir Upper Secondary School
College
Egilsstadir Upper Secondary School is a gymnasium in the Eastern Region, Iceland Egilsstadir Upper Secondary School was founded in 1979. For the first few years the school was housed in a building built in 1983 that now houses boarders. Egilsstadir Upper Secondary School is situated 4 km south of Leirtjörn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fellabaer and Egilsstaðir.
Fellabaer
Village
Photo: Janko Hoener, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fellabær is a town in Eastern Iceland, located right across Lagarfljót from Egilsstaðir. A short bridge across Lagarfljót, approximately 300 metres in length, connects Egilsstaðir and Fellabær. Fellabaer is situated 2½ km southwest of Leirtjörn.
Egilsstaðir
Photo: Chris 73, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Egilsstaðir is the unofficial capital of East Iceland. Its population is 2332. It lies on the banks of the Lagarfljót river.
Eiðar
Hamlet
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Eiðar is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km north of Leirtjörn.
Leirtjörn
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Múlaþing, East Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
65.30124° or 65° 18′ 5″ northLongitude
-14.38958° or 14° 23′ 23″ westOpen location code
9CQ78J26+F5OpenStreetMap ID
way 1085691670OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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