Snæfellsbær
Municipality in Western Region, Iceland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipality in Western Region, Iceland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Snæfellsbær (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈstnaiːˌfɛlsˌpaiːr̥] ) is a municipality located in western Iceland, in the southwestern part of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Its administrative centre is Hellissandur and the majority of the residents live in the coastal villages of Ólafsvík, then Hellissandur and Rif. There is a small airfield near Rif and at Gufuskálar the Hellissandur longwave radio mast.[1] Along the municipality's south-east coast is the settlement of Búðir and the Hótel Búðir and closer to the volcano of Snæfellsjökull are the coastal villages of Hellnar and Arnarstapi.
Snæfellsbær | |
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Coordinates: 64.898°N 23.705°W | |
Country | Iceland |
Region | Western Region |
Constituency | Northwest Constituency |
Government | |
• Mayor | Kristinn Jónasson |
Area | |
• Total | 684 km2 (264 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,691 |
• Density | 2.47/km2 (6.4/sq mi) |
Postal code(s) | 355, 356, 360 |
Municipal number | 3714 |
Website | snb |
Snæfellsbær is twinned with:[2]
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