Snæfellsbær
Municipality in Western Region, Iceland
Coat of arms
Location of Snæfellsbær
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Snæfellsbær (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈstnaiːˌfɛlsˌpaiːr̥] ⓘ) is a municipality located in western Iceland, in the southwestern part of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Its administrative centre is Hellissandur and the majority of the residents live in the coastal villages of Ólafsvík, then Hellissandur and Rif. There is a small airfield near Rif and at Gufuskálar the Hellissandur longwave radio mast.[1] Along the municipality's south-east coast is the settlement of Búðir and the Hótel Búðir and closer to the volcano of Snæfellsjökull are the coastal villages of Hellnar and Arnarstapi.
Twin towns – sister cities
Snæfellsbær is twinned with:[2]
- Vestmanna, Faroe Islands
See also
References
External links
- Media related to Snæfellsbær at Wikimedia Commons
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