Mosfellsbær Explained

Mosfellsbær
Settlement Type:Municipality
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Iceland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iceland
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Capital Region
Subdivision Type2:Constituency
Subdivision Name2:Southwest Constituency
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Regína Ásvaldsdóttir
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:185
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:1 February 2023
Population Total:13,430
Population Density Km2:61.96
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:270, 271, 276
Code1 Name:Municipal number
Code1 Info:1604

Mosfellsbær (pronounced as /is/, colloquially Mosó) is a town in south-west Iceland, 120NaN0 east of the country's capital, Reykjavík. The coat of arms of the municipality is a tightly-knotted triquetra, a symbol often used in Celtic knotwork and strongly associated with the Celtic nations (which featured prominently in Celtic spirituality as well as Ancient Celtic religion in the past and, to some extent, to this day). The coat of arms might denote the Gaelic heritage of Mosfellsbær as Icelanders are also descended from Gaelic-speaking settlers who voyaged or were brought by the Norsemen in Iceland during the country's settlement in the Viking Age.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Iceland.

Mosfellsbær is twinned with:[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population by municipalities, sex and age 1 January 1998-2023 - Current municipalities . PX-Web . 7 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Vinabæir. mos.is. Mosfellsbær. is. 2020-02-12.