Grafarvogur ( Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkraːvarˌvɔːɣʏr̥] ) is among the largest residential districts of Reykjavík , Iceland . It is a relatively new neighbourhood and is located in eastern most side of Reykjavík, major construction began in the late 1980s and continued well into the 1990s.
4-577: The district includes 15 neighbourhoods: Hamrar [ˈhamrar̥] , Foldir [ˈfɔltɪr̥] , Hús [ˈhuːs] , Rimar [ˈrɪːmar̥] , Borgir [ˈpɔrcɪr̥] , Víkur [ˈviːkʏr̥] , Engi [ˈeiɲcɪ] , Spöng [ˈspœyŋk] , Staðir [ˈstaːðɪr̥] , Höfðar [ˈhœvðar̥] , Bryggjuhverfi [ˈprɪccʏˌkʰvɛrvɪ] , Geirsnef [ˈceir̥sˌnɛːf] , Gufunes [ˈkʏːvʏˌnɛːs] , keldur, and Geldinganes [ˈcɛltiŋkaˌnɛːs] . Of those, five (Rimar, Hamrar, Borgir, Víkur and Foldir) fall within
8-616: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gufunes Gufunes ( Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʏːvʏˌnɛːs] ) is a historical estate and park for sculptures and artwork in northeastern Reykjavík . Today it lies within the Grafarvogur part of the city, located to the southwest and south of the Eidsvik Cove and Geldinganes Headland . It contains some 25 sculptures by Hallsteinn Sigurðsson amongst others. In 2016 an urban design competition Archived 2016-12-20 at
12-514: The Wayback Machine has been organized for the future of the Gufunes industry and landscape. jvantspijker and Felixx with Orri Steinarsson won the competition. [REDACTED] Media related to Gufunes at Wikimedia Commons 64°08′49″N 21°48′45″W / 64.14694°N 21.81250°W / 64.14694; -21.81250 This article about an Icelandic building or structure
16-666: The boundaries of historic Gufunes estate. Grafarvogur currently has one medium-sized shopping centre called Spöngin. It's not a mall in itself but a cluster of stores, Hagkaup being the largest. Also, there are small clusters of stores in Hverafold, by Víkurvegur and Langirimi Streets. Those are much smaller and contain only a few stores, the supermarkets being the largest of the few. [REDACTED] Media related to Grafarvogur at Wikimedia Commons 64°08′50″N 21°47′0″W / 64.14722°N 21.78333°W / 64.14722; -21.78333 This Iceland location article
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