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| City acronym: Hfj | |||
| Missing image Hafnarfjörður.PNG Hafnarfjörður Location in Iceland | |||
| County | Town with county status. | ||
| Constituency | Southwest | ||
| Area | 147 km² ( 56.76mi²) | ||
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144.15/km² | ||
| Postal codes | 220-221 | ||
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| Municipal website (http://www.hafnarfjordur.is/) | |||
Hafnarfjörður is the third most populous town in Iceland, after Reykjavík and Kópavogur. The population was 21,190 on 1st December 2003.
Hafnarfjörður is a port town located on the south-west coast, about 10 km south of Reykjavík.
The town is the site of an annual viking festival where viking culture enthusiasts from around the world display reconstructions of viking garb, handcraft, swordfighting etc.
Tourists with a New Age mindset enjoy a guided tour of the habitats of elfs and other hidden people in the town area.
Locally the town is famed in Iceland for being the butt of the joke. Such as the joke about the women of the town carry ladders to the supermarket to check if the prices have gone higher.
Hafnarfjörður is the home town of a famous Icelandic pop singer, Björgvin Halldórsson.
See also
External link
- Photos (http://icelandiscool.com/hafnarfjordur/)
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Reykjavík | Kópavogur | Hafnarfjörður | Akureyri | Reykjanesbær | Garðabær | Mosfellsbær | Árborg | Akranes | Seltjarnarnes | Vestmannaeyjar | Skagafjörður | Ísafjörður | Fjarðabyggð | Borgarbyggð | Húsavík | Grindavík | Hornafjörður | Fljótsdalshérað | Dalvíkurbyggð | |