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Benedikt Jónsson
Benedikt Jónsson (born 25 November 1954, in Reykjavík"Ambassador Benedikt Jónsson" curriculum vitæ, Foreign Ministry of Iceland (pdf), retrieved 6 February 2015 ) is the current Consul General of Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. He has previously served as Icelandic Ambassadors of Iceland, ambassador to Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Republic of Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. Reykjavík has a population of around 139,000 as of 2025. The surrounding Capital Region (Iceland), Capital Region has a population of around 249,000, constituting around 64% of the country's population. Reykjavík is believed to be the location of the first permanent settlement in Iceland, which, according to , was established by Ingólfr Arnarson, Ingólfur Arnarson in 874 Anno Domini, AD. Until the 18th century, there was no urban development in the city location. The city was officially founded in 1786 as a trading town and grew steadily over the following decades, as it transformed into a regional and later Country, national centre of commerce, population, and governmental activities. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
