Sandgerði

Sandgerði (), also known as Sandgerðisbær (, ), is a town in southwestern Iceland on the Southern Peninsula. It is part of the municipality of Suðurnesjabær, formed in 2018 when it merged with Garður.

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Place details

Locality: Sandgerði
Region: Southern Peninsula
Country: Ísland
Population: 1,609
Timezone: Atlantic/Reykjavik

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Settlement.name: Sandgerði
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Sandgerði 2023 A(1).jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Aerial view of Sandgerði
Settlement.shield_size: 85px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iceland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iceland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Southern Peninsula
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Southwest Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Suðurnesjabær
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Sigrún Árnadóttir
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: Iceland
Located in: Southern Peninsula Region
Population: 1779
Time zone: UTC±00:00
Official website: www.sandgerdi.is
Image: Sandgerði 2023 B.jpg

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Commons category: Sandgerði
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2018-06-10
merged into: Suðurnesjabær

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Sandgerði began to develop as a fishing village in the second half of the nineteenth century as motorboats replaced row boats in the industry.

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