Þorlákshöfn

Þorlákshöfn is a town on the southern coast of Iceland in the Municipality of Ölfus.

Þorlákshöfn
Town
Lutheran Church
Nickname(s): 
Höfnin
Location of the Municipality of Ölfus
Þorlákshöfn
Location in Iceland
Coordinates: 63°51′N 21°22′W
Country Iceland
ConstituencySouth Constituency
RegionSouthern Region
MunicipalityÖlfus
Government
  MayorElliði Vignisson
Population
 (2018)
  Total1,651
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
Post Code
815
Websitewww.olfus.is

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. The port serves a direct weekly cargo ferry to Rotterdam, operated by faroese Smyril Line. It is also one of two departure points for ferries to the Vestmannaeyjar archipelago. Services include restaurants, tourism, golf course, motocross field, camping, sport complex and a swimming pool. The town has several fish processing enterprises.

Notable people from Þorlákshöfn

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