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63.9070°N, 16.7067°W · South Coast
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Getting there- Road 1 (Skaftaf.-Fagurhólsmýri)
Off the main road- 0.5 km from Route 1
Nearest town- Kirkjubæjarklaustur — 68.5 km away
Distance from Reykjavík- 256 km in a straight line
What else is close- 250 mapped places within 20 km
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Nearby
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- 1Vík í Mýrdal Church126 km
- 2Víkurkirkja126 km
- 3
Stórólfshvolskirkja173 km - 4
Landakirkja183 km - 5
Heimaey stave church183 km
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- 1
Fagurhólsmýri4 km · 310.9 kr/L - 2Freysnes13 km · 308.6 kr/L
- 3
Kirkjubæjarklaustur66 km · 308.7 kr/L
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Frequently
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Can I go inside Hofskirkja í Öræfum?
Hofskirkja í Öræfum is in South Coast. Many Icelandic churches are open to visitors during the day, but smaller rural churches are often locked outside services. Check opening hours before making a long drive, and never enter or photograph during a service in progress.
How do I get to Hofskirkja í Öræfum?
Hofskirkja í Öræfum is located in South Coast. Use the map and directions on this page — most churches sit in or near a town and are reachable by any car on paved roads.
Is there an entry fee for Hofskirkja í Öræfum?
Entry to Icelandic churches is generally free, though a couple of city churches charge for tower viewing platforms or museums. Donations are welcomed at many rural churches.
What kind of church is Hofskirkja í Öræfum?
Most churches in Iceland are Evangelical Lutheran parish churches of the Church of Iceland — the national church. A small number are Catholic. Details for this church, where recorded, come from Wikidata and Wikipedia.
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Wikimedia CommonsHero & gallery photography · TommyBee · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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VegagerðinLive road status & cameras · Icelandic Road Administration
Open-MeteoWeather forecast · CC BY 4.0
NOAA SWPCAurora (planetary Kp) forecast · public domain
OpenStreetMapInteractive-map data · ODbL
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