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Egilsstaðir
Sign in to saveEgilsstaðir () is a town in east Iceland on the banks of the Lagarfljót river.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Egilsstaðir is referenced by 147 other articles, and connects out to The Reykjavík Grapevine, Iceland and Reykjavík.
It sits within the topics 1947 establishments in Iceland, Populated places established in 1947 and Populated places in Eastern Region (Iceland).
Its subject is documented across 44 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Egilsstaðir
- Region
- East
- Country
- Ísland
- Population
- 2,572
- Timezone
- Atlantic/Reykjavik
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.population_total
- 2,632
- Settlement.name
- Egilsstaðir
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Egilsstaðir 2023.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- 2023 view of Egilsstaðir
- Settlement.image_map
- Múlaþing Loc.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of the Municipality of Múlaþing
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iceland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Iceland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituency
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Northeast Constituency
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Eastern Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Múlaþing
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2024
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Egilsstaðir
- Population
- 2303
- Elevation
- 32
- Official website
- www.egilsstadir.is
- Image
- Egilsstaðir 2023.jpg
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- Commons category
- Egilsstaðir
- native label
- Egilsstaðir
- postal code
- 700
- time of earliest written record
- 1401-00-00
- inception
- 1947-00-00
- P12749
- British Columbia
Sources (1)
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Travel guide
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Hallormsstaðaskógur is one of the largest forests in Iceland. It covers an area of 730 hectares. Directions: turn into Route 1 towards Höfn. Turn right into Route 931. The forest will appear along the road to your right. Stórurð is a natural phenomenon with rocks and lakes. Travelers should only go to Stórurð during the summer. Directions: Turn into Route 94 towards Bakkagerði. Park the car near Geldingarfjall mountain. From there is a 7.1-kilometer long marked path towards Stórurð.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Overview
- History
- Climate
- Points of interest
- Notable natives
- References
- External links
Egilsstaðir () is a town in east Iceland on the banks of the Lagarfljót river.
It is part of the municipality of Múlaþing and the largest settlement of the Eastern Region with, as of 2024, a population of 2,632 inhabitants. Formerly Egilsstaðir was part of Norður-Múlasýsla.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Egilsstaðir” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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