Seltjarnarnes () is a town and municipality in the
Capital Region of
Iceland
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. The municipality is located on a peninsula, bordered only by
Reykjavík
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to the east. It is also the most densely populated municipality in Iceland.
It took on its current political form shortly after the
Second World War
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and was formally created as a township in 1947. It is the smallest Icelandic township by land. The municipality's small land size relative to its population makes it Iceland's most densely populated municipality.
Overview
There are two schools in Seltjarnarnes, Mýrarhúsaskóli and
Valhúsaskóli.
The
Independence Party has had an overall control in the town's council since proper elections started in 1962.
First Lady of Iceland Guðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir
Guðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir (; 14 August 1934 – 12 October 1998) was the First Lady of Iceland from 1996 to 1998. She was the first wife of Icelandic president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson.
Guðrún Katrín studied archaeology and sociol ...
held a position in the city council for 16 years. In the last elections in 2014, the party received 52,6% of the votes and 4 out of 7 members of the council. Other parties represented in the town council are Samfylkingin with 2 members and Neslistinn with one member. The mayor is Ásgerður Halldórsdóttir.
Seltjarnarnes became the world's first town where every citizen had access to
fiber optics
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in 2007.
Demographics
Sports
The local football team
Grótta play in Iceland's first level division. Grótta's handball teams play in Iceland's top division. Grótta's women's team were Icelandic champions in 2015 and 2016. Grótta also has gymnastics and weight-lifting.
Notable people
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Jon von Tetzchner, founder of
Opera
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and
Vivaldi
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web browsers.
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Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir, lawyer, actress and
Miss World 2005
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.
Twin towns – sister cities
Seltjarnarnes is
twinned with:
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Lieto
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It is located in the provinces of Finland, province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a populatio ...
, Finland
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Nesodden
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It is part of the traditional region of Follo. The administrative ...
, Norway
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Herlev
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, Denmark
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Höganäs
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Höganäs is nationally known for its ceramics industry, Höganäs Keramik. Höganäs Keramik is part of Iittala Gr ...
, Sweden
References
External links
Official website
Municipalities of Iceland
Populated places in Capital Region (Iceland)
Populated places established in 1947
Peninsulas of Iceland
1947 establishments in Iceland
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