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Selfoss Women's Handball
The Selfoss women's handball team is the women's handball section of Icelandic multi-sport club Selfoss from Selfoss. It currently plays in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna Players Current squad :''As of the 2019–20 season.'' ;Goalkeepers (GK) * 12 Dröfn Sveinsdóttir * 15 Henriette Ostergaard ;Left Wingers (LW) * }9 Rakel Guðjónsdóttir * 11 Agnes Sigurðardóttir * 12 Elínborg Katla Þorbjörnsdóttir ;Right Wingers (RW) * 23 Þuríður Ósk Ingimarsdóttir * 81 Carmen Palmariu ;Pivots (P) * 30 Katla Björg Ómarsdóttir * 37 Sigríður Lilja Sigurðardóttir ;Left Backs (LB) * 3 Hulda Dís Þrastardóttir * 19 Katla Björg Magnúsdóttir ;Central Backs (CB) * 3 Hólmfríður Arna Steinsdóttir * 33 Sólveig Erla Oddsdóttir ;Right Backs (RB) * 20 Tinna Sigurrós Traustadóttir * 21 Elín Krista Sigurðardóttir Elin or Elín is a variation of Ellen and Helene used in Scandinavian and Celtic languages. Notable people with the name include: *E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selfoss (town)
Selfoss () is a town in southern Iceland on the banks of the Ölfusá river. It is the seat of the municipality of Árborg. The Icelandic Route 1 (Iceland), Route 1 runs through the town on its way between Hveragerði and Hella, Iceland, Hella. The town is a centre of commerce and small industries with a population of around 10,000 (2023), making it the largest residential area in South Iceland. History Overview Selfoss was settled by Þórir Ásason sometime after 1000, but the sagas of Icelanders mention that Ingólfur Arnarson was there during the winter of 873-74, under the Ingólfsfjall mountain, which is west of the Ölfusá river. In the summer of 1891, due to the lobbying of Tryggvi Gunnarsson, a member of the Alþing, the first suspension bridge was built over the Ölfusá. That was a major breakthrough in Icelandic infrastructure. The current bridge was built in 1945 after the original structure collapsed. The cabin built to house workers constructing the bridge i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
