Akureyri Junior College
The Akureyri Junior College is an Icelandic gymnasium. It is one of the oldest educational institutions in Iceland. The Menntaskólinn á Akureyri traces its roots to the ancient school in Hólar in Hjaltadalur valley, founded in the beginning of Jón Ögmundsson's episcopacy in 1130.Photo: Martinp1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: College
- Description: public school
- Address: Eyrarlandsvegur 28, Akureyri, 600
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Akureyri Botanical Garden and Church of St. Peter.
Akureyri Botanical Garden
Garden
Photo: RenJJ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Akureyri Botanical Garden is a unique and significant botanical garden located in the southern part of Akureyri, a city in Northern Iceland. Situated on the west side of the inland end of the fjord Eyjafjörður, at an elevation of about 45 metres, the garden is one of the northernmost botanical gardens in the world, just 85 kilometers south of the Arctic Circle. Akureyri Botanical Garden is situated 150 metres south of Akureyri Junior College.
Church of St. Peter
Church
Photo: TommyBee, Public domain.
St. Peter's Church is a religious building of the Catholic Church which is located in Eyrarlandsvegi 26, in the town of Akureyri, Norduland Eystra in Iceland, and named after Saint Peter. Church of St. Peter is situated 170 metres northeast of Akureyri Junior College.
Akureyrarkirkja
Church
Photo: Jon Gretarsson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Akureyrarkirkja or The Church of Akureyri is a prominent Lutheran church at Akureyri in northern Iceland. Located in the centre of the city, it was designed by Guðjón Samúelsson and completed in 1940. Akureyrarkirkja is situated 430 metres northeast of Akureyri Junior College.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Svalbarðseyri.
Svalbarðseyri
Village
Photo: Navaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Svalbarðseyri is a small village in the Svalbarðsstrandarhreppur municipality, northern Iceland, which in January 2011 had 245 inhabitants. It is located on the east coast of Eyjafjörður fjord. Svalbarðseyri is situated 8 km north of Akureyri Junior College.
Akureyri Junior College
- Categories: secondary school and education
- Location: Akureyri, Northeast, North Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
65.67639° or 65° 40′ 35″ northLongitude
-18.09539° or 18° 5′ 43″ westOpen location code
9CQ3MWG3+HROpenStreetMap ID
way 420325931OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=collegeWikidata ID
Q4701979
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Icelandic—“Akureyri Junior College” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Institut de Secundària d’Akureyri”
- Icelandic: “MA”
- Icelandic: “Menntaskólinn á Akureyri”
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