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.