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    [ˈstal̥paˌstaːðɪr̥] and Jafnaskarð [ˈjapnaˌskarθ]. Borgarnes has the oldest and tallest of the birch trees in Iceland. Borgarnes was founded in the late nineteenth-century...
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    the small Icelandic town of Borgarnes. At 15 years old, he had his first job as a telephone exchange messenger for Borgarnes. Originally training to be...
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    [ˈpɔrkarˌfjœrðʏr̥] ) is a fjord in the west of Iceland near the town of Borgarnes. Although the waters of Borgarfjörður appear calm, the fjord has significant...
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    communities and settlements are located on Route 1. Reykjavík Mosfellsbær Borgarnes Bifröst Blönduós Varmahlíð Akureyri Reykjahlíð Egilsstaðir Reyðarfjörður...
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    character from LazyTown that attended a sport campaign in Egilsstaðir and Borgarnes in Iceland as part of the European Move week campaign. In 2006 Magnús...
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    The Ring Road of Iceland and some towns it passes through: 1. Reykjavík, 2. Borgarnes, 3. Blönduós, 4. Akureyri, 5. Egilsstaðir, 6. Höfn, 7. Selfoss...
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    west of Iceland. It is situated near Route 1 (the Ring Road) between Borgarnes and the pass of Holtavörtuheiði. Nearby is the university faculty of Bifröst...
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    [ˈpɔrk]) (often referred to as Borg á Mýrum) is a settlement due west of Borgarnes township in Iceland. Its recorded history reaches back to the settlement...
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    Surtshellir in the lava field Hallmundarhraun (about 35 km). On the way to Borgarnes, people pass by the hot springs of Deildartunguhver. They exceed all the...
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  • Gibson's Finest. In 2005, William Grant & Sons established a distillery in Borgarnes, Iceland to make vodka. The brand was named Reyka. In October 2005, the...
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    European Free Trade Association. "The EFTA countries and Kosovo met today in Borgarnes, Iceland, to launch free trade negotiations". Newsroom. EFTA. 20 June...
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  • premium vodka market, William Grant & Sons established a distillery in Borgarnes, Iceland to begin production in 2005. The marketing for Reyka draws heavily...
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  • the men's football department of Ungmennafélagið Skallagrímur, based in Borgarnes, Iceland. The club first participated in the Icelandic leagues in 1973...
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  • 1981 Njarðvík - (Njarðvík) 1982 Víðir - (Garður) 1983 Skallagrímur - (Borgarnes) 1984 Fylkir - (Reykjavík) 1985 Selfoss - (Selfoss) 1986 Leiftur - (Ólafsfjörður)...
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    (road no. 1), in order to get from the city of Reykjavík to the town of Borgarnes. In 1998, the tunnel Hvalfjarðargöngin, which shortens the trip considerably...
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    The Ring Road of Iceland and some towns it passes through: 1.Reykjavík, 2.Borgarnes, 3.Blönduós, 4.Akureyri, 5.Egilsstaðir, 6.Höfn, 7.Selfoss...
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  • men's basketball department of Ungmennafélagið Skallagrímur, based in Borgarnes, Iceland. In 2018, Skallagrímur was promoted to the Úrvalsdeild karla...
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  • Hraunhreppur united with Borgarnes, Norðurárdalshreppur and Stafholtstungnahreppur under the name Borgarbyggð, using the Borgarnes seal and offices.[citation...
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  • on a concrete wall located at the base of Esja besides the Reykjavík-Borgarnes portion of Route 1. The original graffiti is believed to have been created...
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    Þór Bjarnason depicting a brák (leatherworking tool) was installed at Borgarnes to commemorate her. In 2008, Icelandic playwright Brynhildur Guðjonsdóttir...
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    is a secondary school in Borgarnes, Menntaskóli Borgarfjarðar. The municipality runs two primary schools; one is in Borgarnes and the other has three separate...
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    founded in 2005. The university's main location is in Hvanneyri, near Borgarnes, Iceland, but it also operates research locations in Reykjavík (Kednaholt)...
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    water is used for heating; it is piped 34 kilometres (21 mi) away to Borgarnes and 64 kilometres (40 mi) away to Akranes. A fern called Struthiopteris...
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  • of Valhalla, a boys' home near Borgarnes, and identifies the woman as Brynja Þorsteinsdóttir. Hákon Jensen, the Borgarnes police chief, visits Brynja's...
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  • Keflavík Reykjanesbær 3 Western Region Vesturland 17,019 9,527 1.79 IS-3 9 Borgarnes Akranes 4 Westfjords Vestfirðir 7,205 8,842 0.81 IS-4 9 Ísafjörður 5 Northwestern Region...
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  • as UMF Skallagrímur or just Skallagrímur, is a multi-sports club from Borgarnes, Iceland. It was founded on 3 December 1916. Each sport has its own division...
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    Austurland 18 Húsavík 2,228 2,323 4.3% Norðurþing Norðurland eystra 19 Borgarnes 1,759 1,962 11.5% Borgarbyggð Vesturland 20 Sandgerði 1,546 1,753 13.4%...
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    Hnappadalur [ˈn̥ahpaˌtaːlʏr̥] valley, 46 km in the north of the town of Borgarnes and 115 km to Reykjavík. Gerðuberg was formed from flowing basaltic lava...
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    Parliament of Iceland from 2017 to 2021. Sigurður Páll Jónsson was born in Borgarnes. He lives in Stykkishólmi and is married to Hafdísi Björgvinsdóttir. The...
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  • county, west Iceland. On 11 June 1994 Norðurárdalshreppur united with Borgarnes, Hraunhreppur and Stafholtstungnahreppur under the name Borgarbyggð....
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