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Varmahlíð

Coordinates: 65°33′09″N 19°26′42″W / 65.5525°N 19.4449°W / 65.5525; -19.4449
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Varmahlíð
Village
Location of the Municipality of Skagafjörður
Location of the Municipality of Skagafjörður
Varmahlíð is located in Iceland
Varmahlíð
Varmahlíð
Coordinates: 65°32′N 19°28′W / 65.533°N 19.467°W / 65.533; -19.467
Country Iceland
ConstituencyNorthwest Constituency
RegionNorthwestern Region
MunicipalitySkagafjörður
Population
 (January 2011)
 • Total137
Póstnúmer
560
WebsiteOfficial website
Stephan Stephansson monument at Vatnsskarð pass
View east across Skagafjörður, from Vatnsskarð pass, just south of Varmahlíð

Varmahlíð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvarmaˌl̥iːθ]) is a small village in Skagafjörður, northern Iceland.[1]

In 2011 around 140 people lived on the eastern slope of the hill for which the town is named (varmur=warm, hlíð=slope).Miðgarður, a concert hall, can be found at Varmahlíð. One of Iceland's most famous men's choirs, Karlakórinn Heimir, is based there.

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65°33′09″N 19°26′42″W / 65.5525°N 19.4449°W / 65.5525; -19.4449