Skagafjörður Folk Museum

The Skagafjörður Folk Museum is an outdoor settlement museum that was established in 1948 when the acquired the rights to use the old town of Glaumbær at Langholt.
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  • Email: byggdasafn@skagafjordur.is
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum and reconstructed farm in Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður, Iceland
  • Also known as: “Freilichtmuseum Glaumbaer”, “Glaumbæjarsafn”, “Glaumbær”, “Glaumbær (byggðasafn)”, “Glaumbær (museum)”, “Glaumbaer Folk Museum”, “Glaumbær Folk Museum”, and “Regional Museum of Skagafjörður”
  • Address: Glaumbær, Varmahlíð, 561

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Varmahlid.

Village
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.
Varmahlíð is a small village in , northern . is situated 7 km south of Skagafjörður Folk Museum.

Skagafjörður Folk Museum

Latitude
65.61098° or 65° 36′ 40″ north
Longitude
-19.50467° or 19° 30′ 17″ west
Established
June 15th, 1952
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
9CQ2JF6W+94
Open­Street­Map ID
way 431230441
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q1530105
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Skagafjörður Folk Museum” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Glaumbær friluftsmuseum”
  • German: “Freilichtmuseum Glaumbær”
  • Icelandic: “Byggðasafn Skagfirðinga”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Byggðasafn Skagfirðingar”
  • Polish: “Byggðasafn Skagfirðinga”
  • Russian: “Глаумбаер”
  • Swedish: “Glaumbærs hembygdsmuseum”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Glaumbæjarkirkja and Langholt.

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