Þórssvæðið
Þórssvæðið is a recreation area in Akureyri, Northeast. Þórssvæðið is situated nearby to the pitch Þórsvöllur, as well as near the stadium Boginn.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glerárkirkja and Akureyrarkirkja.
Glerárkirkja
Church
Glerárkirkja is a church in Akureyri, Iceland. It is a parish church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland. In 1969 a building committee was formed to find a place for a new church for the neighborhood. Glerárkirkja is situated 670 metres west of Þórssvæðið.
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 2 km southeast of Þórssvæðið.
Akureyri Art Museum
Art gallery
Photo: JasonParis, CC BY 2.0.
The Akureyri Art Museum was founded in 1993. The museum is located in the center of Akureyri, the second-largest city in Iceland. Originally home to a dairy, the building which houses the gallery is noted as a good example of the Bauhaus school of architecture. Akureyri Art Museum is situated 1½ km southeast of Þórssvæðið.
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 6 km north of Þórssvæðið.
Þórssvæðið
- Type: Recreation area
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Akureyri, Northeast, North Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
65.69105° or 65° 41′ 28″ northLongitude
-18.11905° or 18° 7′ 9″ westOpen location code
9CQ3MVRJ+C9OpenStreetMap ID
way 430357616OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=recreation_ground
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