Njarðvík
town in South Constituency, Iceland
Njarðvík (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈnjarðˌviːk]) is a town in Reykjanesbær in southwestern Iceland, on the peninsula of Reykjanes. As of 2025, its population was 10,000.
History
In 1995 it merged with the town of Keflavík and the village of Hafnir to form the new municipality of Reykjanesbær. The area is mentioned in the Icelandic Sagas, Njarðvík means "bay of Njörðr".
Geography
Njarðvík is located in the Reykjanes region of Reykjavík, adjacent to Keflavík. It consists of two parts: Innri Njarðvík [ˈɪnːrɪ] and Ytri Njarðvík [ˈɪːtrɪ] (inner and outer Njarðvík). In the old town is the Njarðvíkurkirkja Innri [ˈnjarðˌviːkʏrˌcʰɪr̥ca ˈɪnːrɪ], a stone church built in 1886.
Climate
Sports
As of 2025, UMF Njarðvík's men's football team plays in the 2nd tier of the Icelandic football pyramid. They play their home games at the JBÓ Stadium.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as town in South Constituency, Iceland. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3342356. Authority coordinates are 63.981, -22.514. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2025, 1995 and 1886.
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