Mosfellsbær

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Mosfellsbær is a small town in western Iceland, situated some 17 km north of the country's capital, Reykjavík. It has a total area of 197 km² and its population in 2005 was 7,165.

The famous author Halldor Laxness spent part of his childhood growing up in Mosfellsbær.

Egill Skallagrímsson supposedly buried his silver near Mosfellsbær.

[edit] Clubs and activities

• The Golfklubburinn Kjolu golf course is located outside the town in the Hlidar neighbourhood just by the Ocean.
• The Kjalarnesþing Lions Club started meeting here in 1965, changing its name in 1989 to the Mosfellsbaer Lions Club.
• The local sports club Afturelding was founded in 1909. Afturelding has around 1100 practitioners and more than 40 coaches. [1] Aftureldings website

[[2]] Mosfellsbaer website

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