Reykjavík, Iceland

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Reykjavík, Iceland is the capital and largest city of Iceland, known for its vibrant cultural scene, geothermal pools, and role as the country’s political and economic center.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
municipality
airport Reykjavík Airport
averageJanuaryTemperature around 0°C
averageJulyTemperature around 11°C
becameCapitalOf Iceland in 1918
becameOfficialTown 1786
capitalOf Iceland
climate subpolar oceanic climate
continent Europe
coordinates 64.1466°N 21.9426°W
country Iceland
currency Icelandic króna
demonym Reykvíkingur
firstPermanentSettler Ingólfr Arnarson
founded 9th century
hasCulturalEvent Iceland Airwaves music festival
Reykjavík Arts Festival
Reykjavík International Film Festival
hasDistrict Breiðholt
Reykjavík, Iceland self-linksurface differs
surface form: Downtown Reykjavík

Laugardalur
surface form: Grafarvogur

Laugardalur
Vesturbær
hasGeothermalSwimmingPools yes
hasLandmark Hallgrímskirkja church
Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre
Imagine Peace Tower
Perlan
Sun Voyager sculpture
Tjörnin pond
hasPublicTransport Strætó bus system
hasTwinTown Copenhagen
surface form: Copenhagen, Denmark

Seattle, Washington, United States
surface form: Seattle, United States

Vilnius
surface form: Vilnius, Lithuania

Wrocław
surface form: Wrocław, Poland
hostsInstitution Althing
surface form: Althingi (Parliament of Iceland)

Government offices of Iceland
Reykjavík University
Supreme Court of Iceland
University of Iceland
isEconomicCenterOf Iceland
isMemberOf Southwest Iceland
surface form: Capital Region of Iceland
isPoliticalCenterOf Iceland
knownFor colorful houses
geothermal pools
music festivals
nightlife
proximity to nature
vibrant cultural scene
largestCityOf Iceland
locatedIn Southwest Iceland
locatedOn Faxaflói Bay
mayorTitle Mayor of Reykjavík
nearestInternationalAirport Keflavík International Airport
officialLanguage Icelandic
population approximately 135000
populationMetro over 230000
settledBy Norse settlers
timeZone UTC+0
usesDaylightSavingTime no

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Sveinn Björnsson residence Reykjavík, Iceland
this entity surface form: Reykjavík
Central Bank of Iceland headquartersLocation Reykjavík, Iceland
this entity surface form: Reykjavík
Þingvallavatn near Reykjavík, Iceland
this entity surface form: Reykjavík
Silfra fissure nearestCity Reykjavík, Iceland
this entity surface form: Reykjavík
Golden Circle tourist route startingPoint Reykjavík, Iceland
this entity surface form: Reykjavík
Golden Circle tourist route endingPoint Reykjavík, Iceland
this entity surface form: Reykjavík
Garðabær adjacentTo Reykjavík, Iceland
this entity surface form: Reykjavík
Garðabær isResidentialSuburbOf Reykjavík, Iceland
this entity surface form: Reykjavík
Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson workLocation Reykjavík, Iceland
this entity surface form: Reykjavík
Norrköping hasTwinTown Reykjavík, Iceland
this entity surface form: Reykjavík
Speaker of the Althing location Reykjavík, Iceland
this entity surface form: Reykjavík
Speaker of the Althing residence Reykjavík, Iceland
this entity surface form: Reykjavík
Atlantic trade routes hasMajorPort Reykjavík, Iceland
this entity surface form: Reykjavík
Henning Larsen hasWorkLocation Reykjavík, Iceland
this entity surface form: Reykjavík
Six Weeks hasArtistOrigin Reykjavík, Iceland
this entity surface form: Reykjavík
Codex Regius currentCity Reykjavík, Iceland
this entity surface form: Reykjavík
Harold Smith Prince placeOfDeath Reykjavík, Iceland
subject surface form: Harold Prince
this entity surface form: Reykjavík
Bobby Fischer placeOfDeath Reykjavík, Iceland
Bobby Fischer worldChampionshipMatchLocation Reykjavík, Iceland