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Varmahlíð () is a small village in
Skagafjörður
Skagafjörður () is a deep fjord and its valley in northern Iceland.
Location
Skagafjörður, the fjord, is about 40 km long and 15 km wide, situated between Tröllaskagi to the east and the Skagi Peninsula to the west. There are t ...
, northern
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 ...
.
Around 140 people live on the eastern slope of the hill for which the town is named (''varmur''=warm, ''hlíð''=slope).
Varmahlíð is on the ring road Route 1, at the junction of Route 75 leading to
Sauðárkrókur
Sauðárkrókur () is a Localities of Iceland, town on the Skagafjörður in northern Iceland. It is the seat of both the Skagafjörður (municipality), Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður ('Municipality of Skagafjörður') and the Northwestern Re ...
, about 24 km to the north. Varmahlíð is in the middle of a flourishing agricultural area, where the
Icelandic horse has been treasured for centuries. One of the main industries is horse-rearing. The area has an abundance of geothermal hot water. Hence Varmahlíð has a number of greenhouses with tropical and sub-tropical fruits and vegetables.
''Varmahlíð'' (Welcome to Varmahlíð)
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Varmahlíð stands high on the western side of a valley, at the crossroads at the foot of Vatnsskarð pass. Near Varmahlíð stands the turf roofed church at Víðimýri, built in 1834, which has a magnificent altarpiece dating from 1727. The monument to Icelandic poet Stephan Stephansson is located at Vatnsskarð pass.
Miðgarður, a concert hall, can be found at Varmahlíð. One of Iceland's most famous men's choirs, Karlakórinn Heimir, is based there.
Sport
*Smári Varmahlíð
Ungmenna- og íþróttafélagið Smári, Varmahlíð, commonly known as ''Smári'' or Smári Varmahlíð, is a multi-sport club in Varmahlíð, Iceland. It fields departments in basketball, association football, football, and track and field.
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References
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Populated places in Northwestern Region (Iceland)