The biggest town in the south part of Iceland is Selfoss. The name indicates a waterfall as “foss” in Icelandic is a waterfall, but in this case it is a town, and a beautiful one. Situated on the ring road around the country, road no. 1, about 57 km (35,6 mi) from Reykjavik.
The biggest town in the south part of Iceland is Selfoss. The name indicates a waterfall as “foss” in Icelandic is a waterfall, but in this case it is a town, and a beautiful one. Situated on the ring road around the country, road no. 1, about 57 km (35,6 mi) from Reykjavik.
Inhabitants are around 9000, which is fairly big in Iceland. Surrounded by the biggest agricultural area in Iceland, the south lowland, it serves the farms and the food production taking place in various areas like Reykholt, Flúðir and more.
The most voluminous river in Iceland, Ölfusá, runs through the town. Ölfusá is formed by two rivers, Sogið and Hvítá, only few kilometers away.
In Selfoss are everything a small town needs, supermarkets, restaurants, hotels, schools, etc.
LOCATION
On the ring road, no. 1., between Hveragerði (13 km / 8,1 mi) and Hella (36 km / 22,5 mi)
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