Grafarvogur

Grafarvogur
District
View towards Rimahverfi

Country	Iceland
Municipality	Reykjavík
Area
• District	14 km² (5 sq mi)
• Urban	7.7 km² (3.0 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• District	18,000
• Density	1,300/km² (3,300/sq mi)
Postal code	IS-112

Grafarvogur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkraːvarˌvɔːɣʏr̥]) is among the largest residential districts of Reykjavík, Iceland. It is a relatively new neighbourhood, major construction began in the late 1980s and continued well into the '90s.

Geography

Neighbourhoods

The district includes 14 neighbourhoods: Hamrar, Foldir, Hús, Rimar, Borgir, Víkur, Engi, Spöng, Staðir, Höfðar, Bryggjuhverfi, Geirsnef, Gufunes, Geldinganes. Of those, five (Rimar, Hamrar, Borgir, Víkur and Foldir) fall within the boundaries of historic Gufunes estate.

Shopping

Grafarvogur currently has one medium-sized shopping centre called Spöngin. It's not a mall in itself but a cluster of stores, Hagkaup being the largest. Also there are small clusters of stores in Hverafold, by Víkurvegur and Langirimi Streets. Those are much smaller and contain only a few stores, the supermarkets being the largest of the few.

External links

Media related to Grafarvogur at Wikimedia Commons

Districts of Reykjavik City

Vesturbær Miðborg Hlíðar Laugardalur Háaleiti og Bústaðir Breiðholt Árbær Grafarvogur Kjalarnes Grafarholt og Úlfarsárdalur

Coordinates: 64°08′50″N 21°47′0″W / 64.14722°N 21.78333°W / 64.14722; -21.78333

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