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Hellnar

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Hellnar () is an ancient fishing village, a cluster of old houses and buildings situated close to Arnarstapi on the westernmost part of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, Iceland.

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Place details

Region
West
Country
Ísland
Population
10

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Hellnar
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Village
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Hellnar with Snæfellsjökull in the background
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Location of the Municipality of Snæfellsbær
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Iceland
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right
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Location of Hellnar in Iceland
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Country
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Constituency
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Northwest Constituency
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Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Western Region
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Municipality
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Snæfellsbær
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Imperial
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Hellnar () is an ancient fishing village, a cluster of old houses and buildings situated close to Arnarstapi on the westernmost part of the Snæfellsnes peninsula, Iceland.

Although Hellnar village used to be a major port of call for fishing vessels and the largest and busiest centre of fishing and fishing vessels in Snæfellsnes, there were also a few farms in and around Hellnar village along with quite a few semi-permanent and short-stay living quarters for seamen and the migrating workforce. Hellnar village can in all probability trace its function as a major port of call back to the Middle Ages, and the oldest written source of it being describes as a fishing port dates back to 1560.

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