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Seltjarnarnes (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsɛlˌtʰja(r)tnarˌnɛːs]) is a town in the Capital Region of Iceland. Seltjarnarnes is beside Reykjavik.

Seltjarnarnes
Municipality
Seltjarnarnes
Seltjarnarnes
Location of Seltjarnarnes
Coordinates: 64°9′15″N 22°0′0″W
CountryIceland
RegionCapital Region
ConstituencySouthwest Constituency
Market right20 April 1974
Government
  MayorÁsgerður Halldórsdóttir (IP)
Area
  Total2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
  Total4,726
  Density2,205.5/km2 (5,712/sq mi)
Postal code(s)
170–172
Municipal number1100
Websiteseltjarnarnes.is (in Icelandic)
Nesstofa during the winter 2019–2020.
Nesstofa during the winter 2019–2020.

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.


Overview


Grótta, a tied island that becomes an island during high tide.
Grótta, a tied island that becomes an island during high tide.

There are two schools in Seltjarnarnes, Mýrarhúsaskóli and Valhúsaskóli.

The Independence Party has had an overall control in the town's council since proper elections started in 1962. First Lady of Iceland Guðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir held a position in the city council for 16 years. In the last elections in 2014, the party received 52,6% of the votes and 4 out of 7 members of the council. Other parties represented in the town council are Samfylkingin with 2 members and Neslistinn with one member. The mayor is Ásgerður Halldórsdóttir.

Seltjarnarnes became the world's first town where every citizen had access to fiber optics in 2007.[1]


Sports


The local football team Grótta play in Iceland's first level division. Grótta's handball teams play in Iceland's top division. Grótta's women's team were Icelandic champions in 2015 and 2016. Grótta also has gymnastics and weight-lifting.[2]


Notable people



Twin towns – sister cities


Seltjarnarnes is twinned with:[4]


References


  1. "idega hugbúnaður - Viðskiptavinir:Seltjarnarnes". www.idega.is. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  2. "Íþróttafélagið Grótta – Íþróttafélagið Grótta var stofnað 24. apríl 1967". www.grottasport.is. Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  3. "Why Vivaldi sponsors a small football team in Iceland". www.vivaldi.com. Retrieved 2018-06-25.
  4. "Tenglar: Vinabæir Seltjarnarness". seltjarnarnes.is (in Icelandic). Seltjarnarnes. Retrieved 2020-02-12.


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На других языках


[de] Seltjarnarnes

Die Gemeinde Seltjarnarnes ([.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}'sɛːlˌtjartnarˌnɛˑs], isl. Seltjarnarnesbær) liegt in der Hauptstadtregion (Höfuðborgarsvæðið) der isländischen Hauptstadt Reykjavík.
- [en] Seltjarnarnes

[ru] Сельтьяднарнес

Сельтьяднарнес (исл. Seltjarnarnes) — город и община в Исландии.



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