Country Iceland Region Southern Region Post Code 815 Population 1,490 (2014) Mayor Gunnsteinn Ómarsson | Constituency South Constituency Time zone GMT (UTC+0) Website www.olfus.is Local time Sunday 6:01 AM Municipality Ölfus | |
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Þorlákshöfn is a town on the southern coast of Iceland in the Municipality of Ölfus.
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The town is named after Saint Thorlak who was a bishop at Skálholt. Its main importance is as a port as it has the only harbour on Iceland's southern coastline between Grindavík in the west and Höfn in the east, and it serves as one of two departure points for ferries to the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago. Services include restaurants, golf course, motocross field, sport complex and a swimming pool.
Notable people from Þorlákshöfn
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Þorlákshöfn Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA