Glerárvirkjun I
Glerárvirkjun I is a power station in Akureyri, Northeast. Glerárvirkjun I is situated nearby to the swimming pool Glerárlaug, as well as near the pitch Þórsvöllur.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 1 km northwest of Glerárvirkjun I.
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 1½ km southeast of Glerárvirkjun I.
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 2 km southeast of Glerárvirkjun I.
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 7 km north of Glerárvirkjun I.
Glerárvirkjun I
- Type: Power station
- Address: Akureyri, 603
- Categories: building and industry
- Location: Akureyri, Northeast, North Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
65.68793° or 65° 41′ 17″ northLongitude
-18.11872° or 18° 7′ 7″ westInception
August 27th, 2005Operator
FallorkaOpen location code
9CQ3MVQJ+5GOpenStreetMap ID
way 430362798OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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