Hveragerði
Hveragerði (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʰvɛːraˌcɛrðɪ, ˈxʷɛː-] ⓘ, "hot-spring yard") is a town and municipality in the south of Iceland, 45 km east of Reykjavík on Iceland's main ringroad, Route 1. The river Varmá runs through the town. Hveragerði is the third smallest municipality in Iceland by size.
Hveragerðisbær | |
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Municipality | |
View from Hellisheiði down over Hveragerði | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Hveragerðisbær | |
Hveragerðisbær | |
| Coordinates: 63.9992211°N 21.2065315°W | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Region | Southern Region |
| Constituency | South Constituency |
| Government | |
| • Manager | Geir Sveinsson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,657 |
| • Density | 295.22/km2 (764.6/sq mi) |
| Postal code(s) | 810 |
| Municipal number | 8716 |
| Website | hveragerdi.is |
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