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Þorlákshöfn
Þorlákshöfn
—  Town  —
Lutheran Church
Location of the Municipality of Ölfus
Þorlákshöfn is located in Iceland
Þorlákshöfn
Location in Iceland
Coordinates: 63°51′N 21°22′W / 63.85°N 21.367°W / 63.85; -21.367
Country  Iceland
Constituency[1] Map of the constituencies of Iceland Suðurkjördæmi
Region[2] Map of the regions of Iceland Suðurland
County Map of the counties of Iceland Árnessýsla
Municipality Ölfus
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,533
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)
Post Code

Þorlákshöfn is a town on the southern coast of Iceland in the Municipality called Ölfus.

The town name is named after Þorláki Helga who was bishop at Skálholt. Its main importance is as a port as it has the only viable harbour on Iceland's southern coastline between Grindavík in the west and Höfn in the east, and it serves as the departure point for ferries to the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago. Services include a restaurant, golf course, motocross field, sport complex and swimming pool.

In 2008, a children's sport festival was held in town with over 2000 people in attendance.

References

  1. ^ Political division
  2. ^ Mainly statistical division

Coordinates: 63°51′N 21°22′W / 63.85°N 21.367°W / 63.85; -21.367




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