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Village in Northwest Constituency, Iceland
Drangsnes
Village
KerlingKerling
Location of the Municipality of KaldrananeshreppurLocation of the Municipality of Kaldrananeshreppur
Drangsnes is located in IcelandDrangsnesDrangsnes
Coordinates: 65°41′N 21°27′W / 65.683°N 21.450°W / 65.683; -21.450
Country Iceland
ConstituencyNorthwest Constituency
RegionWestfjords
MunicipalityKaldrananeshreppur
Population
 • Total67
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
WebsiteOfficial website

Drangsnes (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈtrauŋsˌnɛːs], regionally also [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.

References

  1. Guðmundsdóttir, Ragna (14 April 2015). "Lumpfish Life: Growing Up In A Remote Fishing Village". The Reykjavík Grapevine. Retrieved 7 May 2020.

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65°41′N 21°27′W / 65.683°N 21.450°W / 65.683; -21.450

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