Akraneskirkja
Akraneskirkja is a church in Akraneskaupstaður, West Iceland which is located on Skólabraut. Akraneskirkja is situated nearby to the swimming pool Bjarnalaug, as well as near Akratorg.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Address: Skólabraut 15, Akranes, 300
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Akranesvöllur and Grundaskóli.
Akranesvöllur
Stadium
Akranesvöllur is a football stadium in Akranes, Iceland. It is currently used for football matches. The stadium holds 5,550 and was built in 1935. It has 850 seats. Akranesvöllur is situated 1¼ km east of Akraneskirkja.
Grundaskóli
School
Grundaskóli is one of two schools in the port town of Akranes, on the west coast of Iceland, established in 1981. The other school is Brekkubæjarskóli. Grundaskóli is situated 1½ km east of Akraneskirkja.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akranes.
Akranes
Town
Photo: Sigridurld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Akranes is a port town and municipality on the west coast of Iceland, around 50 km north of the capital Reykjavík. The area where Akranes is located was settled in the 9th century; however, it did not receive a municipal charter until 1942.
Akraneskirkja
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Akraneskaupstaður, West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
64.31704° or 64° 19′ 1″ northLongitude
-22.08671° or 22° 5′ 12″ westInception
1896Open location code
99PV8W87+R8OpenStreetMap ID
way 418722026OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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