Snæfellsbær

Municipality in Western Region, Iceland

Coat of arms

Location of Snæfellsbær

64°53′53″N 23°42′18″W / 64.898°N 23.705°W / 64.898; -23.705CountryIcelandRegionWestern RegionConstituencyNorthwest ConstituencyGovernment

• MayorKristinn JónassonArea

• Total684 km² (264 sq mi)Population

• Total1,691 • Density2.47/km² (6.4/sq mi)Postal code(s)

355, 356, 360

Municipal number3714Websitesnb.is

Snæfellsbær (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈstnaiːˌfɛlsˌpaiːr̥] ^ⓘ) is a municipality located in western Iceland, in the southwestern part of the Snæfellsnes Peninsula. Its administrative centre is Hellissandur and the majority of the residents live in the coastal villages of Ólafsvík, then Hellissandur and Rif. There is a small airfield near Rif and at Gufuskálar the Hellissandur longwave radio mast.^[1] Along the municipality's south-east coast is the settlement of Búðir and the Hótel Búðir and closer to the volcano of Snæfellsjökull are the coastal villages of Hellnar and Arnarstapi.

Twin towns – sister cities

Snæfellsbær is twinned with:^[2]

Vestmanna, Faroe Islands

References

^ "Third largest structure in Iceland demolished - RÚV.is". RÚV. 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
^ "Vinabæir Snæfellsbæjar". snb.is (in Icelandic). Snæfellsbær. Retrieved 2020-02-12.