Seltjarnarnes
Seltjarnarnes is an Icelandic tounship locatit athin the Greater Reykjavík aurie.
Seltjarnarnes | |
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Toun an Municipality | |
Location o the Municipality o Seltjarnarnes | |
Coordinates: 64°08′N 21°56′W / 64.133°N 21.933°W | |
Kintra | Iceland |
Constituency[1] | Suðvesturkjördæmi |
Region[2] | Höfuðborgarsvæði |
Coonty | Kjósarsýsla |
Area | |
• Total | 2 km2 (0.8 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,320 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
Post Code | 170 |
Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
It teuk on its current poleetical form shortly efter the Seicont Warld War an wis formally creatit as a tounship in 1947. It is the smawest Icelandic tounship bi laund (2 km²).
Owerview
eeditThare are twa schuils in Seltjarnarnes, Mýrarhúsaskóli an Valhúsaskóli. Seltjarnarnes is famous for Grótta.
The Unthirldom Pairty haes haed an oweraw control in the toun's cooncil syne proper elections stairtit in 1962. In the last elections , the pairty receivit 70% o the votes an 5 oot o 7 members o the cooncil. The mayor is Ásgerður Halldórsdóttir.
Sports
eeditThe local fitbaa team Grótta play in Iceland's seicont level. Grótta´s handbaa team play in the N1 deildin, the premier diveesion in Iceland. Grótta haes gymnastics an aw.
References
eeditFreemit airtins
eeditMedia relatit tae Seltjarnarnes at Wikimedia Commons
- Map o Seltjarnarnes Archived 2020-09-22 at the Wayback Machine