Drekkjarhylur

Drekkjarhylur is a pond in Reykjavík, Capital Region. Drekkjarhylur is situated near the waterfall Búrfoss, as well as near Sjávarfoss.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Víkingsvöllur and Arbaer Outdoor Museum.

Víkingsvöllur

Stadium

Víkingsvöllur is a football stadium in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of Víkingur F.C. The stadium holds around 2,000, with 1,149 seats, and is located at 'Traðarland' in Fossvogsdalur, south-east of the city center… Víkingsvöllur is situated 630 metres southwest of Drekkjarhylur.

Arbaer Outdoor Museum

Museum

Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.

Árbæjarsafn is the historical museum of the city of Reykjavík as well as an open-air museum and a regional museum. Its purpose is to give the public an insight into the living conditions, work and recreational activities of the people of Reykjavík in earlier times. Arbaer Outdoor Museum is situated 1¼ km east of Drekkjarhylur.

Mjóddin

Shopping center

Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.

Mjóddin is a shopping center, which is situated 1½ km south of Drekkjarhylur.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kópavogur and Garðabaer.

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 southwest of Drekkjarhylur.

Kaplakriki

Locality

Photo: SergejPassau, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kaplakriki is a multi-purpose stadium in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar. Kaplakriki is situated 7 km southwest of Drekkjarhylur.

Drekkjarhylur

Type: Pond
Category: body of water
Location: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Southwest Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

64.12136° or 64° 7′ 17″ north

Longitude

-21.8443° or 21° 50′ 40″ west

Open location code

99PW45C4+G7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1279327191

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=pond

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Búrfoss and Sjávarfoss.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Atlantsolía and Grillhúsið.

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Worth a closer look: Hafnarfjörður and Kópavogur.

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