Höfðakapella
Höfðakapella is a church in Akureyri, Northeast which is located on Höfðagata. Höfðakapella is situated nearby to the hospital Sjúkrahúsið á Akureyri, as well as near Akureyri Toy Museum.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Akureyri Botanical Garden and Nonni’s House.
Akureyri Botanical Garden
Garden
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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 530 metres north of Höfðakapella.
Nonni’s House
Museum
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Nonni's House is a museum in the Akureyri municipality in Iceland. The small wooden house, built around 1850, is one of the oldest houses in Akureyri. It was the home of the well known children's author and Jesuit priest Jón Sveinsson; also known as "Nonni". Nonni’s House is situated 450 metres southeast of Höfðakapella.
Akureyri Museum
Museum
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Akureyri Museum is situated 500 metres southeast of Höfðakapella.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Svalbarðseyri.
Svalbarðseyri
Village
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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 Höfðakapella.
Höfðakapella
- Type: Church
- Address: Höfðagata 1, Akureyri, 600
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Akureyri, Northeast, North Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
65.67059° or 65° 40′ 14″ northLongitude
-18.09072° or 18° 5′ 27″ westInception
1993Open location code
9CQ3MWC5+6POpenStreetMap ID
way 424053018OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=church
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