Kópavogur
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| Kópavogur, Iceland | |||
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| Constituency | Southwest | ||
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| - City | 83.72 km² (32.32 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - City | 27,536 | ||
| Postal Codes: 200-203 | |||
| Website: http://www.kopavogur.is/ | |||
Kópavogur is the second-largest town of Iceland with a population of 27,536. It lies south of Reykjavík and is a part of the greater Reykjavík area.
It is largely made up of residential areas, but has a lot of commercial and industrial activity as well.
The name means literally Baby seal bay. The town seal contains the profile of the church Kópavogskirkja with a baby seal underneath.
Kópavogur's main sports clubs are Breiðablik UBK and HK.
The mayor of Kópavogur is Gunnar Birgisson.
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[edit] History
Kópavogur is historically significant as the site of the 1662 Kópavogur meeting. This event marked the total incorporation of Iceland into Denmark-Norway as bishop Brynjólfur Sveinsson and lögmaður Árni Oddsson on behalf of the Icelandic people signed a document confirming that the introduction of absolute monarchy by the King also applied to Iceland.
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[edit] See also
- Iceland
- Menntaskólinn í Kópavogi, Kópavogur's gymnasium
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| Twenty largest Municipalities of Iceland |  |
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Reykjavík | Kópavogur | Hafnarfjörður | Akureyri | Reykjanesbær | Garðabær | Mosfellsbær | Árborg | Akranes | Seltjarnarnes | Vestmannaeyjar | Skagafjörður | Ísafjörður | Fjarðabyggð | Borgarbyggð | Húsavík | Grindavík | Hornafjörður | Fljótsdalshérað | Dalvíkurbyggð | |
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