Þórshöfn
Þórshöfn | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Location of the Municipality of Langanesbyggð | |
| Coordinates: 66°12′N 15°20′W / 66.200°N 15.333°W | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Constituency | Northeast Constituency |
| Region | Northeastern Region |
| Municipality | Langanesbyggð |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 380 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| Post Code | 680 |
| Website | Official website |
Þórshöfn (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈθour̥sˌhœpn̥]) or Thorshofn is a small fishing village in northeast Iceland, located on the northern coast of the Langanes peninsula on the Þistilfjörður bay.
The village has a population of 380 people. It is the administrative centre of Langanesbyggð municipality and formerly of the neighbouring Svalbarðshreppur municipality until the two merged. In Þórshöfn there is a year-round service to tourists, and Icelandair connects the village to Akureyri and Reykjavík with seasonal flights from Þórshöfn Airport.
Þórshöfn is also the Icelandic name of Tórshavn (capital of the Faroe Islands).