Þórshöfn
Village in Northeast Constituency, Iceland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Faroese city, see Tórshavn.
Þórshöfn (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈθour̥sˌhœpn̥]) or Thorshofn is a small fishing village in northeast Iceland, located on the northern coast of the Langanes peninsula on the Þistilfjörður bay.
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Þórshöfn | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 66°12′N 15°20′W | |
Country | Iceland |
Constituency | Northeast Constituency |
Region | Northeastern Region |
Municipality | Langanesbyggð |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 380 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Post Code | 680 |
Website | Official website |
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The village has a population of 380 people. It is the administrative centre of Langanesbyggð municipality and of the neighbouring Svalbarðshreppur municipality. In Þórshöfn there is a year-round service to tourists, and Icelandair connects the village to Akureyri and Reykjavík with seasonal flights from Þórshöfn Airport.
Þórshöfn is also the Icelandic name of Tórshavn (capital of the Faroe Islands).