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Herjólfur I was built
Hafnarfjörður, officially Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður[ˈhapnarˌfjarðarˌkʰœipˌstaːðʏr̥], is a port town and municipality in Iceland, located about 10 km (6 mi) south of Reykjavík. The municipality consists of two non-contiguous areas in the Capital Region, on the southwest coast of the country. At about 30,000 inhabitants, Hafnarfjörður is the third-most populous city in Iceland after Reykjavík and Kópavogur. It has established local industry and a variety of urban activities, with annual festival events.
Pétur Hafliði Marteinsson is a retired Icelandic football player. He played for Hammarby IF in Sweden, Stabæk in Norway and Stoke City in England during his professional career. Marteinsson was capped 36 times and scored one goal while playing for Iceland. He is the son of former Icelandic international player Marteinn Geirsson.
Marteinn Geirsson is a retired footballer who was capped 67 times for Iceland between 1971 and 1982, scoring 8 goals.
The Icelandic men's national handball team represents Iceland in international men's handball. It is controlled by the Icelandic Handball Association.
Logi Eldon Geirsson, born in Reykjavík is a retired Icelandic handballer. His retirement was due to successive shoulder injuries.
Elmar Geirsson is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Lúðvík Geirsson is an Icelandic politician.
Iceland–Palestine relations refers to the relations between Iceland and Palestine. Iceland was the first Western European country to recognise the independence of Palestine. Full diplomatic relations exist between the two sides. Iceland's representative to Palestine is a non-resident based at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Reykjavík, while Palestine's ambassador to Iceland is also a non-resident based in Oslo, Norway.
Country Wedding is an Icelandic film directed by Valdís Óskarsdóttir and released on 28 August 2008. It tells the story of a couple who decide to get married in a countryside church, but things do not go as planned.
Hafnarborg, The Hafnarfjördur Centre of Culture and Fine Art, is a public art museum located in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. It was opened in May 1988 but the foundation for the institution was laid in 1983 when Dr. Sverrir Magnússon and his wife, Ingibjörg Sigurjónsdóttir donated their house along with a substantial collection of art and books to Hafnarfjörður on the seventy-fifth anniversary of the incorporation of the town. Hafnarborg exhibits works by leading Icelandic and international artists and the exhibition program displays both contemporary and established artists from the 20th century. Hafnarborg is located at Strandgata 34 in the downtown of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland and it is easily accessible by bus number 1 from Iceland's capital city Reykjavik.
Amal Tamimi is a feminist, social activist, and politician. She was the second foreign-born person and the first foreign-born woman to sit in the Icelandic parliament.
Hafsteinn Ægir Geirsson is a retired Icelandic sailor, who specialized in the Laser class. He represented his nation Iceland in two editions of the Olympic Games, and has also been training throughout most of his sporting career for Þytur Sailing Regatta.
The following lists events that happened in 1994 in Iceland.
The following lists events that happened in 1948 in Iceland.
Geirsson is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
The Greenland Cup was an association football friendly knock-out tournament controlled by the Football Association of Greenland. The Greenland National Football Team competed as a regular in its short-lived running. Despite being the representing country, Greenland never won the Greenland Cup. It ran from 1980 to 1984, with 3 tournaments overall.
The following lists events in 1914 in Iceland.
The 1975 Kjalarnes helicopter crash occurred on 17 January 1975, when a Sikorsky S-55B helicopter crashed by the Hjarðarnes farm in Hvalfjörður, Iceland, while en route from Reykjavík Airport to Snæfellsnes. Seven people were on board, including two crew members and five employees of RARIK, the Icelandic State Electricity company. Everyone on board was killed on impact. It remains the deadliest helicopter crash in Icelandic aviation history.
Logi may refer to: