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Egilsstaðir
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Egilsstaðir is a city in Iceland, situated in the Eastern Region. It serves as the capital of this region and is located within the administrative entities of Fljótsdalshérað and Múlaþing. The city was established in 1947, with its earliest written record dating to 1401.
The population of Egilsstaðir is 2,572. It lies at an elevation of 32 meters above sea level and uses the UTC±00:00 time zone. The postal code for the area is 700. A college, Menntaskólinn á Egilsstöðum, is located in the city. Egilsstaðir is twinned with Runavík Municipality.
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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
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- Settlement.image_caption
- 2023 view of Egilsstaðir
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- Múlaþing Loc.svg
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- Location of the Municipality of Múlaþing
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- Iceland
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- left
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- 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
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.
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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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