Mosfellsbær

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Mosfellsbær, Iceland
Location of Mosfellsbær, Iceland (left/center)
Location of Mosfellsbær, Iceland (left/center)
Coordinates: 64°04′N 21°57′W / 64.067, -21.95
Constituency Southwest
Area
 - Total 197 km² (76.1 sq mi)
Population (2008)
 - Total 8,317
Postal Codes: 270
Website: http://www.mosfellsbaer.is/
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Mosfellsbær is a town in western Iceland, situated some 10.6 miles (17 km) north of the country’s capital, Reykjavík. It has a total area of 76.1 square miles (197 km²) and its population in April 1, 2008 was 8,317.

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

Egill Skallagrímsson supposedly buried his silver near Mosfellsbær.

[edit] Local Artists

  • Mosfellsbær is home to Sigur Rós’ music studio Sundlaugin, which prior to their arrival was an abandoned building including a swimming pool (sundlaugin means “the swimming pool”). Word has it that that the acoustics created by the building having a swimming pool center bottom was one of the reasons that they decided on investing in the property for future use. Sundlaugin has been used for recording and mastering by many Icelandic musicians and others, including amiina (which often tours with Sigur Rós) and Jimmy Lavelle from The Album Leaf.

[edit] Clubs and activities

Dawn over Rauðavatn (Red Lake), Mossfellsbær, November 2007.
Dawn over Rauðavatn (Red Lake), Mossfellsbær, November 2007.
  • The local sports club Afturelding was founded in 1909.
  • Today the club has about 3800 members.
  • About 1200 people train and compete on behalf of the club in 11 divisions.
  • There are only two employees working in the main management but over 40 trainers and other employees work inside the division.
  • Over 100 volunteers work for Afturelding in leadership and divisions.
  • The club has a lawful domicile in Mosfellsbæ and is its residence in Varmá.
  • (The) Golfklúbbur(inn) Kjölur golf course is located outside the town in the Hlíðar neighborhood just by the ocean.
  • The Kjalarnesþing Lions Club started meeting here in 1965, changing its name in 1989 to the Mosfellsbær Lions Club.

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Coordinates: 64°10′08″N, 21°42′47″W