Hellissandur

Hellissandur is a village and part of the Snæfellsbær municipality at the northwestern tip of Snæfellsnes peninsula in western Iceland.

Hellissandur
village
Location of the Municipality of Snæfellsbær
Hellissandur
Location in Iceland
Coordinates: 64°55′N 23°54′W
Country Iceland
Constituency[1]Northwest Constituency
Region[2]Western Region
MunicipalitySnæfellsbær
Population
 (2011)
 • Total544 (including Rif)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
Post Code
360
WebsiteOfficial website
Hellissandur at Snæfellsnes Peninsula

Once an important fishing post, the village has recently experienced growth in tourism. The maritime museum has examples of the turf roof houses once common across Iceland, as well as marine engines and Iceland's oldest rowing boat (1826). According to the 2011 census, Hellissandur and nearby Rif have 544 inhabitants. Hellissandur is one of the first and oldest fishing villages in Iceland and is traced back to the 16th century. [3]

One of the points of interest near Hellissandur is the Snæfellsjökull glacier, made famous by Jules Verne in his Journey to the Center of the Earth. Just outside the village, there is the northern entrance to the Snæfellsjökull National Park, which surrounds the western and southern sides of the glacier. Nearby is the 412 metre tall Gufuskálar radio mast, the tallest structure in Western Europe, located 2 kilometres westward.

References
  1. Political division
  2. Mainly statistical division
  3. http://hiticeland.com/towns_and_villages_in_iceland/hellissandur-and-rif


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