Akureyri

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Akureyri is a northern Icelandic town and important regional center known for its ice-free harbor, cultural life, and role as a gateway to nearby natural attractions.

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Surface form Occurrences
Akureyri, Iceland 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf settlement
town
airportIATA AEY NERFINISHED
climate subarctic climate
coastFeature natural harbor
country Iceland
countrySubdivision Northeastern Region NERFINISHED
currency Icelandic króna NERFINISHED
demographics second largest urban area in Iceland outside the capital region
distanceFromReykjavík about 250 kilometers by road
elevation approximately 0–100 meters above sea level
foundedInCentury 16th century
governingBody Akureyri Municipal Council NERFINISHED
hasAirport Akureyri Airport NERFINISHED
hasAttraction Akureyri Botanical Garden NERFINISHED
Akureyri Church NERFINISHED
Hof Cultural and Conference Center NERFINISHED
ski area Hlíðarfjall NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic ice-free harbor
hasCulturalInstitution Akureyri Art Museum NERFINISHED
Akureyri Theatre Company NERFINISHED
hasHarborProperty remains largely ice-free in winter
hasIndustry fishing
services
tourism
hasPort Port of Akureyri NERFINISHED
hasSportsClub KA Akureyri NERFINISHED
Þór Akureyri NERFINISHED
hasUniversity University of Akureyri NERFINISHED
knownFor cultural life
ice-free harbor
proximity to natural attractions
language Icelandic
locatedIn Northern Region, Iceland NERFINISHED
locatedOn Eyjafjörður NERFINISHED
north coast of Iceland
municipalStatusGranted 1862
near Goðafoss waterfall NERFINISHED
Mývatn region NERFINISHED
population approximately 19000
postalCode 600
roadConnection Ring Road (Route 1) NERFINISHED
role gateway to nearby natural attractions
regional center of northern Iceland
timeZone UTC±0
timeZoneDST UTC±0

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Odense hasSisterCity Akureyri
Horsens hasTwinTown Akureyri
Rovaniemi hasTwinTown Akureyri
Västerås hasTwinTown Akureyri
Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment headquartersLocation Akureyri
this entity surface form: Akureyri, Iceland
Atli Örvarsson placeOfBirth Akureyri