Seltjarnarnes

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Seltjarnarnes
Toun an Municipality
Location o the Municipality o Seltjarnarnes
Location o the Municipality o Seltjarnarnes
Seltjarnarnes is located in Iceland
Seltjarnarnes
Seltjarnarnes
Location o Seltjarnarnes toun in Iceland
Coordinates: 64°08′N 21°56′W / 64.133°N 21.933°W / 64.133; -21.933
Kintra Iceland
Constituency[1]Suðvesturkjördæmi
Region[2]Höfuðborgarsvæði
CoontyKjósarsýsla
Area
 • Total2 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total4,320
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
Post Code
170
WebsiteOffeecial wabsteid

Seltjarnarnes is an Icelandic tounship locatit athin the Greater Reykjavík aurie.

It teuk on its current poleetical form shortly efter the Seicont Warld War an wis formally creatit as a tounship in 1947. It is the smawest Icelandic tounship bi laund (2 km²).

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The "Grótta"

Thare are twa schuils in Seltjarnarnes, Mýrarhúsaskóli an Valhúsaskóli. Seltjarnarnes is famous for Grótta.

The Unthirldom Pairty haes haed an oweraw control in the toun's cooncil syne proper elections stairtit in 1962. In the last elections , the pairty receivit 70% o the votes an 5 oot o 7 members o the cooncil. The mayor is Ásgerður Halldórsdóttir.

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The local fitbaa team Grótta play in Iceland's seicont level. Grótta´s handbaa team play in the N1 deildin, the premier diveesion in Iceland. Grótta haes gymnastics an aw.

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. Poleetical diveesion
  2. Mainly statistical diveesion

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