Gálgahraun

Gálgahraun is a nature reserve in , . Gálgahraun is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stjörnuvöllur and Reykjavík Airport.

Stadium
Samsung völlurinn also known as is a football stadium in . It is located in , and seats 990 individuals in one stand, but can hold about 410 standing spectators additionally.

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

Stadium
Photo: Jóhann Heiðar Árnason, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a multi-use in , . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Breiðablik. It is also used for track and field events.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hafnarfjörður and Kópavogur.

Photo: unndor, CC BY 2.0.
is a town in with a population of 30,000. The town was built atop lava fields that erupted 12,000 years ago. was first settled in the late 14th century, a long history as a town by Icelandic standards, although today it is considered a suburb of .

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 .

Photo: Napoleon tnt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of and largest city in and with an urban area population of around 233,000, it is the home to two-thirds of Iceland's population.

Gálgahraun

Latitude
64.0953° or 64° 5′ 43″ north
Longitude
-21.9647° or 21° 57′ 53″ west
Open location code
99PW32WP+44
Open­Street­Map ID
way 411196918
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
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