Kópavogur (Icelandic
pronunciation: [ˈkʰɔuːpaˌvɔːɣʏr̥]) is a town in Iceland that
is the country's second largest municipality by population.
It lies immediately
south of Reykjavík and is part of the Capital
Region. The name literally means seal
pup inlet. The town seal contains the profile of the church Kópavogskirkja with a seal pup
underneath.
Kópavogur is largely
made up of residential areas, but has commercial areas and much industrial
activity as well. The tallest building in Iceland, the Smáratorg Tower, is
located in central Kópavogur.
Kópavogur is historically significant as the site of the 1662 Kópavogur meeting.[3] This event marked the total incorporation of
Iceland into Denmark-Norway when, on behalf of the Icelandic people, Bishop Brynjólfur Sveinsson and Árni Oddsson, a lawyer, signed a document
confirming that the introduction of absolute
monarchy by Frederick III of Denmark-Norway also applied to Iceland.
Kópavogur is also one
of Iceland's most prominent sites for Icelandic urban legends about the huldufólk;[4] it also features in this capacity in the 2010
film Sumarlandið, where the stone Grásteinn is portrayed as an elf-house in the Kópavogur
municipality.
An independent
township, Kópavogur is adjacent to Reykjavík.
Kópavogur is twinned with:
·
Ammassalik,
Greenland
·
Klaksvík,
Faroe Islands
·
Mariehamn, Åland Islands,
Finland
·
Norrköping,
Sweden
·
Odense, Denmark
·
Tampere, Finland
·
Trondheim, Norway
·
Wuhan, China
Kópavogur |
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Skyline of Kópavogur |
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Coat of arms |
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Location of Kópavogur |
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Country |
Iceland |
Established |
1948 |
11 May 1955 |
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Government |
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• Mayor |
Ármann Kristinn Ólafsson (IP) |
Area |
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• Total |
80 km2 (30 sq mi) |
Population (2020)[1] |
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• Total |
37,959 |
• Density |
462.19/km2 (1,197.1/sq mi) |
200–203 |
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Municipal number |
1000 |
Website |
kopavogur.is (in Iceland |
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