Fossvogskirkja

Fossvogskirkja is a church in , which is located on Vesturhlíð. Fossvogskirkja is situated nearby to , as well as near the cemetery .
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: Church in Reykjavík
  • Address: Vesturhlíð 6, 105

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Perlan and Reykjavík Airport.

is a natural history museum in , . It is situated on the top of . It was initially only a cluster of hot water tanks, but on June 21, 1991, the building was opened to the public. is situated 650 metres northwest of Fossvogskirkja.

Aerodrome
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is the main domestic airport serving , the capital of . The airport is located about two kilometres from the city centre.

Sports venue
Verzlunarskóli Íslands, usually referred to as , is an Icelandic . It was founded in 1905 and is the oldest private school in Iceland. The school is located in and has more than 900 students. is situated 670 metres northeast of Fossvogskirkja.

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 4 km south of Fossvogskirkja.

Locality
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is a multi-purpose stadium in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar. is situated 6 km south of Fossvogskirkja.

Fossvogskirkja

Latitude
64.12539° or 64° 7′ 31″ north
Longitude
-21.90887° or 21° 54′ 32″ west
Inception
1948
Open location code
99PW43GR+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 110956027
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Wiki­data ID
Q16424187
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In Other Languages

“Fossvogskirkja” goes by many names.
  • Icelandic: “Fossvogskirkja”
  • “Fossvogskirkja”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fossvogur up cemetery and Sólland.

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