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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.[2]
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.
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Kópavogur's main sports clubs are Gerpla,[5]Breiðablik and HK. In 2010, Breiðablik clinched their first Icelandic league title in football into; furthermore, in 2012, HK won their first Icelandic league title in team handball.
The town is also home to the hardcore strongman and powerlifting training facility 'Thor's Power Gym' owned by the strongest man of all-time Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson, which was also the venue for the iconic 501 kg (1,105 lb) World Record Deadlift on 2 May 2020.[6][7]
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^Valdimar Tr. Hafstein, 'The Elves' Point of View: Cultural Identity in Contemporary Icelandic Elf-Tradition', Fabula: Zeitschrift für Erzählsforschung/Journal of Folklore Studies/Revue d'Etudes sur le Conte Populaire, 41 (2000), 87-104 (pp. 91-93).
^"Vorönn - upplýsingar" (in Icelandic). Gerpla.is. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
^Lane, Edward (2019-04-11). "Welcome to Thor's Power Gym, the Lifting Valhalla of the World's Strongest Man Hafþór Björnsson". Men's Health. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
^"Hafthor Bjornsson: Game of Thrones actor breaks 501kg deadlift record". BBC News. 2020-05-02. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
^"Vinabæir". kopavogur.is (in Icelandic). Kópavogur. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
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You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Icelandic January 2022 Click show for important translation instructions Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Icelandic Wikipedia article at is Kopavogur see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated is Kopavogur to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Kopavogur Icelandic pronunciation ˈkʰouːpaˌvɔːɣʏr is a town in Iceland that is the country s second largest municipality by population KopavogurMunicipalitySkyline of KopavogurCoat of armsLocation of KopavogurKopavogurCoordinates 64 06 39 N 21 54 34 W 64 11083 N 21 90944 W 64 11083 21 90944CountryIcelandRegionCapital RegionConstituencySouthwest ConstituencyEstablished1948Market right11 May 1955Government MayorAsdis Kristjansdottir IP Area Total80 km2 30 sq mi Population 2020 1 Total37 959 Density462 19 km2 1 197 1 sq mi Postal code s 200 203Municipal number1000Websitekopavogur wbr is in Icelandic It lies immediately south of Reykjavik and is part of the Capital Region The name literally means seal pup inlet The town seal contains the profile of the church Kopavogskirkja with a seal pup underneath Kopavogur is largely made up of residential areas but has commercial areas and much industrial activity as well The tallest building in Iceland the Smaratorg Tower is located in central Kopavogur 2 Kopavogur Contents 1 History 2 Sports 3 Notable people 4 Twin towns sister cities 5 Gallery 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory editKopavogur is historically significant as the site of the 1662 Kopavogur meeting 3 This event marked the total incorporation of Iceland into Denmark Norway when on behalf of the Icelandic people Bishop Brynjolfur Sveinsson and Arni Oddsson a lawyer signed a document confirming that the introduction of absolute monarchy by Frederick III of Denmark Norway also applied to Iceland Kopavogur is also one of Iceland s most prominent sites for Icelandic urban legends about the huldufolk 4 it also features in this capacity in the 2010 film Sumarlandid where the stone Grasteinn is portrayed as an elf house in the Kopavogur municipality An independent township Kopavogur is adjacent to Reykjavik Sports editKopavogur s main sports clubs are Gerpla 5 Breidablik and HK In 2010 Breidablik clinched their first Icelandic league title in football into furthermore in 2012 HK won their first Icelandic league title in team handball The town is also home to the hardcore strongman and powerlifting training facility Thor s Power Gym owned by the strongest man of all time Hafthor Julius Bjornsson which was also the venue for the iconic 501 kg 1 105 lb World Record Deadlift on 2 May 2020 6 7 Notable people editHafthor Julius Bjornsson born 1988 professional strongman Sverrir Ingi Ingason born 1993 footballer Eidur Gudjohnsen born 1978 footballer Emiliana Torrini born 1977 singer Dilja born 2002 singerTwin towns sister cities editSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Iceland Kopavogur is twinned with 8 nbsp Ammassalik Greenland nbsp Dobrich Bulgaria nbsp Tasiilaq Greenland nbsp Klaksvik Faroe Islands nbsp Mariehamn Aland Islands Finland nbsp Norrkoping Sweden nbsp Odense Denmark nbsp Tampere Finland nbsp Trondheim Norway nbsp Wuhan ChinaGallery edit nbsp Public buses in Kopavogur nbsp Kopavogsvollur stadium nbsp Artificial geyser Kopavogur in the background nbsp Pond in the parkSee also editList of cities and towns in IcelandReferences edit Population by municipalities sex and age 1 January 1998 2020 Current municipalities PX Web Retrieved 7 April 2019 DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide Iceland Iceland Dorling Kindersley Limited 1 June 2010 p 42 ISBN 978 1 4053 5665 7 Lacy Terry G 2000 Ring of Seasons Iceland Its Culture and History University of Michigan Press p 210 ISBN 0 472 08661 8 Valdimar Tr Hafstein The Elves Point of View Cultural Identity in Contemporary Icelandic Elf Tradition Fabula Zeitschrift fur Erzahlsforschung Journal of Folklore Studies Revue d Etudes sur le Conte Populaire 41 2000 87 104 pp 91 93 Voronn upplysingar in Icelandic Gerpla is Retrieved 25 February 2014 Lane Edward 2019 04 11 Welcome to Thor s Power Gym the Lifting Valhalla of the World s Strongest Man Hafthor Bjornsson Men s Health Retrieved 2022 04 15 Hafthor Bjornsson Game of Thrones actor breaks 501kg deadlift record BBC News 2020 05 02 Retrieved 2022 04 15 Vinabaeir kopavogur is in Icelandic Kopavogur Retrieved 2020 02 12 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kopavogur city nbsp Kopavogur travel guide from Wikivoyage Official website in Icelandic nbsp This Iceland location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kopavogur amp oldid 1182178956, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
