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Íþróttafélagið Höttur
Íþróttafélagið Höttur (, ) is an Icelandic sports club from Egilsstaðir in the center, of the east side of Iceland. It is primarily known for its basketball, football and track & field departments but also fields departments in badminton, gymnastics, handball, swimming, taekwondo and volleyball. The club was founded in 1952 as Ungmennafélagið Höttur. On 19 February 1974 it merged with Knattspyrnufélagið Spyrnir and became Íþróttafélagið Höttur. Basketball Men's basketball Since 2005, Höttur's men's basketball team has played periodically in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla. Women's basketball Höttur first fielded a women's team in 2019–2020 when it fielded a team in the third-tier 2. deild kvenna. Football The club plays its home games at Vilhjálmsvöllur, named after Vilhjálmur Einarsson, the most famous athlete from the area. Men's football Höttur men's team plays in 2. deild karla as of 2022. In 2018, Höttur merged with ''Huginn Seyðisfjör ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egilsstaðir
Egilsstaðir () is a town in east Iceland on the banks of the Lagarfljót river. It is part of the municipality of Múlaþing and the largest settlement of the Eastern Region (Iceland), Eastern Region with, as of 2024, a population of 2,632 inhabitants. Formerly Egilsstaðir was part of Norður-Múlasýsla. Overview Egilsstadir is located . The town is young, even by Icelandic standards where urbanization is a fairly recent trend compared to mainland Europe. It was established in 1947 as an effort by the surrounding rural districts recognizing it had become a regional service centre. The town takes name from an individual farmstead and is in this respect relatively unique within the country where most or all of the towns take name from broader landmarks. It is near the bridge over Lagarfljót where all the main roads of the region meet, Route 1 (Iceland), Route 1 as well as the main routes to the Eastern Region (Iceland), Eastern Region. Egilsstaðir has grown to become the lar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
