19 Reyjkjavik Bessastadir pred- rezidenca (2)

Álftanes () is the name of a town and a collection of small peninsulas in

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

. It means ''swan peninsula''. The best known of these peninsulas extrudes from the eastern part of

Reykjanes Reykjanes () is a small headland on the southwestern tip of the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland, giving the main peninsula its name. The region is about from Iceland's international airport. As the name means "smoking peninsula" connected to volc ...

with the town of the same name in the

Capital Region A capital region, also called a capital district or capital territory, is a region or district surrounding a capital city. It is not always the official term for the region, but may sometimes be used as an informal synonym. Capital regions can exis ...

of Iceland. The municipality of Álftanes was merged into the neighboring municipality of

Garðabær Garðabær () is a municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. History Garðabær is a growing town in the Capital Region. It is the sixth largest town in Iceland with a population of 13,872 (Sept 1, 2013). The site of Garðabær has been inha ...

in January 2013. Álftanes had a population of 2,484 as of January 2011. The town contains the official residence of the

President of Iceland The president of Iceland ( is, Forseti Íslands) is the head of state of Iceland. The incumbent is Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson, who is now in his second term as president, elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2020. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir as ...

Bessastaðir Bessastaðir () is the official residence of the president of Iceland. It is situated in Álftanes, about from the capital city, Reykjavík. History Bessastaðir was first settled in 1000. It became one of Snorri Sturluson's farms in the 13th ...

Sports

The town is home to the

Ungmennafélag Álftaness Ungmennafélag Álftaness, also known as Álftanes, is a multi-sports club in Álftanes, Iceland. It has active departments in basketball, football, golf, track and field and volleyball. History The club was founded in 1946 as Ungmennafélag Bessa ...

multi-sport club.

References

Southwest Iceland Municipalities of Iceland Populated places in Capital Region (Iceland) Peninsulas of Iceland {{Iceland-geo-stub