Vesturbær: Difference between revisions
m Reverted edits by 157.157.113.43 (talk) (HG) (3.4.10) |
Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
||
| Line 33: | Line 33: | ||
==Overview== |
==Overview== |
||
Vesturbær, or the West Town, was the first district to develop when Reykjavík started to grow from a small village to a town in the late 19th century. Vesturbær is mostly residential with increasing commercial activity at Grandi, the part of the harbor that belongs to Vesturbær. Vesturbær is one of the most expensive districts in Reykjavík real estate.<ref>http://hiticeland.com/iceland/vesturb%C3%A6r</ref> The district is home to the [[University of Iceland]], in addition to four grade schools: [[Melaskóli]], [[Landakotsskóli]], [[Vesturbæjarskóli]] and [[Grandaskóli]] and one [[middle school]] [[Hagaskóli]]. [http://www.reykjavik.is/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-1461 Vesturgarður] is the local service center. It provides various social and school services, and support for leisure activities. The athletics team [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] is also based in Vesturbær, and its stadium is in the area. |
Vesturbær, or the West Town, was the first district to develop when Reykjavík started to grow from a small village to a town in the late 19th century. Vesturbær is mostly residential with increasing commercial activity at Grandi, the part of the harbor that belongs to Vesturbær. Vesturbær is one of the most expensive districts in Reykjavík real estate.<ref>http://hiticeland.com/iceland/vesturb%C3%A6r</ref> The district is home to the [[University of Iceland]], in addition to four grade schools: [[Melaskóli]], [[Landakotsskóli]], [[Vesturbæjarskóli]] and [[Grandaskóli]] and one [[middle school]] [[Hagaskóli]bmalfoy on tiktok]. [http://www.reykjavik.is/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-1461 Vesturgarður] is the local service center. It provides various social and school services, and support for leisure activities. The athletics team [[Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur|KR]] is also based in Vesturbær, and its stadium is in the area. |
||
[[File:Vesturbær_reykjavík_hiticeland_vesturbæjarlaug.png|thumb|right|Vesturbæjarlaug in Vesturbær District Reykjavík]] |
[[File:Vesturbær_reykjavík_hiticeland_vesturbæjarlaug.png|thumb|right|Vesturbæjarlaug in Vesturbær District Reykjavík]] |
||
Revision as of 01:05, 10 April 2021
Vesturbær | |
|---|---|
District | |
.png) | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Municipality | Reykjavík |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 16,000 |
| • Density | 5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi) |
| Postal code | IS-107 |
Vesturbær (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvɛstʏrˌpaiːr̥]) is a district in Reykjavík in Iceland, comprising eight neighbourhoods west of the city center: Gamli Vesturbær, Bráðræðisholt, Grandahverfi, Hagahverfi, Melar, Skjól, Grímsstaðaholt, Skildinganes and Litli Skerjafjörður.
Overview
Vesturbær, or the West Town, was the first district to develop when Reykjavík started to grow from a small village to a town in the late 19th century. Vesturbær is mostly residential with increasing commercial activity at Grandi, the part of the harbor that belongs to Vesturbær. Vesturbær is one of the most expensive districts in Reykjavík real estate.[1] The district is home to the University of Iceland, in addition to four grade schools: Melaskóli, Landakotsskóli, Vesturbæjarskóli and Grandaskóli and one middle school [[Hagaskóli]bmalfoy on tiktok]. Vesturgarður is the local service center. It provides various social and school services, and support for leisure activities. The athletics team KR is also based in Vesturbær, and its stadium is in the area.
References
External links
64°08′55″N 21°57′10″W / 64.148581°N 21.952723°W
 | This Iceland location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |