Seltjarnarnes

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Seltjarnarnes
—  Town and Municipality  —
Seltjarnarnes church

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Location of the Municipality of Seltjarnarnes
Seltjarnarnes is located in Iceland
Seltjarnarnes
Location of Seltjarnarnes town in Iceland
Coordinates: 64°08′N 21°56′W / 64.133°N 21.933°W / 64.133; -21.933
Country  Iceland
Constituency[1] Map of the constituencies of Iceland Suðvesturkjördæmi
Region[2] Map of the regions of Iceland Höfuðborgarsvæði
County Map of the counties of Iceland Kjósarsýsla
Area
 • Total 0.8 sq mi (2 km2)
Population (2011)
 • Total 4,320
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)
Post Code 170
Website Official website

Seltjarnarnes is an Icelandic township located within the Greater Reykjavík area.

It took on its current political form shortly after the Second World War and was formally created as a township in 1947. It is the smallest Icelandic township by land (2 km²).

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[edit] Overview

The "Grótta"

There are two schools in Seltjarnarnes, Mýrarhúsaskóli and Valhúsaskóli. Seltjarnarnes is famous for Grótta.

The Independence Party has had an overall control in the town's council since proper elections started in 1962. In the last elections , the party received 70% of the votes and 5 out of 7 members of the council. The mayor is Ásgerður Halldórsdóttir.

[edit] Sports

The local football team Grótta play in Iceland's second level. Grótta´s handball team play in the N1 deildin, the premier division in Iceland. Grótta also has gymnastics.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Political division
  2. ^ Mainly statistical division

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1Icelandic settlements with city or town status. Not to be confused with the municipalities.

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