Drangsnes
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Drangsnes is a small town in the western part of Iceland
, at the mouth of Steingrímsfjörður and near Hólmavík
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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 West Fjords from the rest of Iceland.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, at the mouth of Steingrímsfjörður and near Hólmavík
Hólmavík
Hólmavík is a small town in the western part of Iceland, by Steingrímsfjörður.It is the largest settlement in Strandir and serves as a centre of commerce for the county. Hólmavík is part of the Strandabyggð municipality and has 375 inhabitants...
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It is part of the Kaldrananeshreppur
Kaldrananeshreppur
Kaldrananeshreppur is a municipality in Iceland.According to the 2011 census, it had a population of 106 inhabitants, 67 of them living in Drangsnes.-References:...
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 West Fjords from the rest of Iceland.