Drangsnes Explained

Official Name:Drangsnes
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Iceland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Iceland
Subdivision Type1:Constituency
Subdivision Name1:Northwest Constituency
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Westfjords
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Kaldrananeshreppur
Population As Of:January 2011
Population Total:67
Coordinates:65.6833°N -48°W
Postal Code Type:Póstnúmer
Timezone:GMT
Utc Offset:+0

Drangsnes (in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈtrauŋsˌnɛːs/, regionally also in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈtraŋs-/) is a small town in the western part of Iceland, at the mouth of Steingrímsfjörður and near Hólmavík.

It is part of the Kaldrananeshreppur municipality and only has 67 inhabitants (2011 census). It got its name from a tall rock named Kerling of what is said that it is one of three troll women who tried to separate the Westfjords from the rest of Iceland.

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