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°53′53″N 23°42′18″W / 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 |
Twin towns – sister cities
editSnæfellsbær is twinned with:[2]
- Vestmanna, Faroe Islands
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Third largest structure in Iceland demolished - RÚV.is". RÚV. 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ "Vinabæir Snæfellsbæjar". snb.is (in Icelandic). Snæfellsbær. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
External links
edit- Media related to Snæfellsbær at Wikimedia Commons