Mosfellsbær
Mosfellsbær (colloquially Mosó) is a town in south-west Iceland, 12 km 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.
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Mosfellsbær (colloquially Mosó) is a town in south-west Iceland, 12 km 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.
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• Name — Mosfellsbær • Settlement Type — Municipality • Image Skyline — Mosfellsbær overview.JPG • Image Caption — Mosfellsbær • Image Shield — Mosfellsbær_Coat.svg • Shield Size — 120px • Image Map — Mosfellsbær Loc.svg • Map Caption — Location of Mosfellsbær • 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 — 186 • Population As Of — 2025 • Population Total — 13,715 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Postal Code Type — Postal code(s) • Postal Code — 270, 271, 276 • Code1 Name — Municipal number • Code1 Info — 1604 Mosfellsbær (colloquially Mosó) is a town in south-west Iceland, 12 km 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
Notable people
• Ólafía Jóhannsdóttir (1863-1924), educator, activist, writer • Ólafur Arnalds (born 1986), musician • Greta Salóme (born 1986), singer, songwriter, violinist • Axel Óskar Andrésson (born 1998), footballer • Jökull Andrésson (born 2001), footballer • KALEO (2012-present), Blues rock band
Twin towns – sister cities
Twin towns – sister cities
Mosfellsbær is twinned with: • Loimaa, Finland • Skien, Norway • Thisted, Denmark • Uddevalla, Sweden
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