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Seltjarnarnes

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Seltjarnarneskirche
Seltjarnarneskirche

Seltjarnarnes (Icelandic pronunciation: ​[ˈsɛlˌtʰja(r)tnarˌnɛːs]) is a town in the Capital Region of Iceland. Seltjarnarnes is beside Reykjavik. It took on its current political form shortly after the Second World War and was formally created as a township in 1947. It is the smallest Icelandic township by land.

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Melabraut 21
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