Mosfellsbær
64.168888888889 - 21.713055555556Koordinaten: 64 ° 10 ' N, 21 ° 43 ' W
Mosfellsbær ([' mɔ ː ˌ sfɛls pai ˑ r] ugs often Moso [' mɔ ː sou ] called ) is an Icelandic community in the region Höfuðborgarsvæðið, about 17 kilometers north of Iceland's capital Reykjavik.
On 1 January 2009 the municipality had 8403 inhabitants, the main town of the same name had 8205 inhabitants.
Geography
From more than 100 boreholes is pumped from hot water here in the capital. South of the main town is the Pelagonitrücken Úlfarsfell, just east of the lake Hafravatn. To the east of the municipal area of the lake is Leirvogsvatn.
East of the town lies the mountain Helgafell.
Culture and sights
The most famous citizen of the place was the poet Halldór Laxness, who grew up on the farm Laxnes today known as a horse farm. In later years he was here in the house Gljúfrasteinn domiciled. This home is passed over to the state and serves as a museum to his life and work, as well as a literary house, especially popular are the Sunday Advent readings, where the most famous writers in the country to present their latest works.
Traffic
In mosfellsbær the road turns 36 Þingvallavegur, as the name suggests, in the Þingvellir National Park from. In addition, the city lies on the Hringvegur, the Ring Road No. 1, which leads to the whole island.
Twinning
Daughters and sons
- Halldór Laxness Kiljan (1902-1998), writer
- Ernir Hrafn Arnarson (* 1986), handball players
- Ólafur Arnalds ( born 1986 ), multi-instrumentalist and producer
- Telma Þrastardóttir (* 1995), football player