Höfn
Höfn (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhœpn̥]) or Höfn í Hornafirði (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhœpn iː ˈhɔ(r)tnaˌfɪrðɪ] ⓘ) is an Icelandic fishing town in the southeastern part of the country. It lies near Hornafjörður fjord.
Höfn í Hornafirði | |
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Municipality | |
Höfn Harbour | |
Location of the Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður | |
Höfn í Hornafirði | |
| Coordinates: 64.254°N 15.212°W | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Region | Eastern Region |
| Constituency | South Constituency |
| Municipality | Sveitarfélagið hornafjörður |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Matthildur Ásmundardóttir |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,280 km2 (2,420 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,462 |
| • Density | 0.35/km2 (0.9/sq mi) |
| Postal code(s) | 780, 781, 785 |
| Municipal number | 7708 |
| Website | hornafjordur |
The town, the second largest in the southeastern part of Iceland, offers scenic views of Vatnajökull (the largest ice cap in Europe by volume). The community was formerly known as Hornafjarðarbær between 1994 and 1998.
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