Hveragerði

Hveragerðisbær
View from Hellisheiði down over Hveragerði
Location of Hveragerðisbær
Hveragerðisbær
Coordinates: 63°59′57″N 21°12′24″W / 63.9992211°N 21.2065315°W / 63.9992211; -21.2065315
CountryIceland
RegionSouthern Region
ConstituencySouth Constituency
Government
  ManagerGeir Sveinsson
Area
  Total
9 km2 (3 sq mi)
Population
  Total
2,657
  Density295.22/km2 (764.6/sq mi)
Postal code(s)
810
Municipal number8716
Websitehveragerdi.is

Hveragerði (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʰvɛːraˌcɛrðɪ, ˈxʷɛː-] , "hot-spring yard") is a town and municipality in the south of Iceland, 45 km east of Reykjavík on Iceland's main ringroad, Route 1. The river Varmá runs through the town. With an area of 9 square kilometers, Hveragerði is the third smallest municipality in Iceland by size.