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All localities in Iceland can only be located within a single municipality, i.e. they cannot straddle multiple municipality borders. [2] Some municipalities, such as Hafnarfjörður and Akranes, also share the same name with a locality. However, these localities are not always situated in their namesake municipalities.
The longest hyphenated name in England is the 29-letter-long name Sutton-under-Whitestonecliffe, the name of a tiny village in North Yorkshire. Scotland: Ceann a Tuath Loch Baghasdail (29 characters) Eastertown of Auchleuchries (27 characters) Wales: Ynys Llanfihangel-y-traethau (28 characters) Llanvihangel-Ystern-Llewern (27 characters)
The municipalities of Iceland (Icelandic: sveitarfélög [ˈsveiːtarˌfjɛːˌlœːɣ]; sing. sveitarfélag [ˈsveiːtarˌfjɛːˌlaːɣ]) are local administrative areas in Iceland that provide a number of services to their inhabitants such as kindergartens, elementary schools, waste management, social services, public housing, public transportation, services to senior citizens and disabled ...
Categories by city in Iceland (8 C) Populated places in Capital Region (Iceland) (3 C, 9 P) Populated coastal places in Iceland (2 P)
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Map of Iceland. This is a list of municipalities in Iceland which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as "town twinning" (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).
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Ölfus (Icelandic pronunciation: ⓘ) is a municipality located in Iceland. The major town is called Þorlákshöfn. The bottled water brand Icelandic Glacial is manufactured in this area, at the Ölfus spring.