Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík
Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík is an upper secondary school in Iceland. It is located in Reykjavík. The school traces its origin to 1056, when a school was established in Skálholt, and it remains one of the oldest institutions in Iceland.Photo: Gudbjartur Kristofersson, Public domain.
- Type: School building
- Description: school in Reykjavík, Iceland
- Also known as: “Menntaskólinn in Reykjavík”, “Reykjavík Junior College”, “Reykjavík School of Education”, and “Skólahúsið”
- Address: Lækjargata 5, Reykjavík, 101
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Icelandic Phallological Museum and Parliament Building.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum
Museum
Photo: WiThoFiege, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Icelandic Phallological Museum, located in Reykjavík, Iceland, houses the world's largest display of penises and penile parts. It holds over 300 penises from more than 100 species of mammals. The Icelandic Phallological Museum is situated 270 metres north of Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík.
Parliament Building
Government building
Photo: Sonnenfahrt, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alþingishúsið is a classical 19th-century structure which stands by Austurvöllur in central Reykjavík, Iceland. It houses Alþingi, the Icelandic parliament. Parliament Building is situated 180 metres northwest of Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík.
Reykjavík Cathedral
Church
Photo: APK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Reykjavík Cathedral is a cathedral church in Reykjavík, Iceland, the seat of the Bishop of Iceland and mother church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland, as well as the parish church of the old city centre and environs. Reykjavík Cathedral is situated 140 metres northwest of Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kópavogur and Garðabaer.
Kópavogur
Photo: Axel Kristinsson, CC BY 2.0.
Kópavogur is a town in Iceland that is the country's second-largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Capital Region.
Garðabaer
Town
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Garðabær is a town and municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. Garðabaer is situated 7 km south of Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík.
Kaplakriki
Locality
Photo: SergejPassau, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kaplakriki is a multi-purpose stadium in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar. Kaplakriki is situated 8 km south of Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík.
Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík
- Categories: Menntaskóli, secondary school, building, and education
- Location: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Southwest Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
64.14605° or 64° 8′ 46″ northLongitude
-21.93678° or 21° 56′ 12″ westInception
1846Levels
3Open location code
99PW43W7+C7OpenStreetMap ID
way 83851583OpenStreetMap feature
building=schoolWikidata ID
Q1076673
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Swedish—“Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Рэйк’явікская гімназія”
- Belarusian: “Рэйк’явіцкая гімназія”
- Catalan: “Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík”
- Danish: “Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík”
- Dutch: “Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík”
- Esperanto: “Rejkjavika Gimnazio”
- French: “Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík”
- German: “Gymnasium Reykjavik”
- German: “Gymnasium Reykjavík”
- German: “Menntaskolinn i Reykjavik”
- German: “Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík”
- Hebrew: “מכללת רייקיאוויק”
- Icelandic: “Lærði skólinn í Reykjavík”
- Icelandic: “Lærði skólinn”
- Icelandic: “Latínuskólinn”
- Icelandic: “Menntaskólanum í Reykjavík”
- Icelandic: “Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík”
- Icelandic: “MR”
- Icelandic: “Reykjavíkurskóli”
- Japanese: “レイキャヴィーク高等学校”
- Korean: “레이캬비크 고등학교”
- Latin: “Schola Reykiavicensis”
- Latin: “Schola Reykjavicana”
- Latin: “Schola Reykjavicensis”
- Portuguese: “Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík”
- Russian: “Рейкьявикская школа”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík”
- Spanish: “Menntaskolinn i Reykjavik”
- Spanish: “Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík”
- Swedish: “Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík”
- Swedish: “Menntaskólinn”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík and Icelandic Travel Market.
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