Viðeyjarkirkja Cemetery - Viðey Island, Reykjavik, Iceland
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member denben
N 64° 09.780 W 021° 51.222
27W E 458488 N 7115456
The small cemetery is located to the left and the back of Viðeyjarkirkja (Viðey Church) on Viðey Island in Reykjavick, Iceland.
Waymark Code: WMWRRP
Location: Iceland
Date Posted: 10/08/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member MountainWoods
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Viðey Church was con­secra­ted in 1774. It is one of Iceland´s oldest churches and still has its orig­inal inter­ior fitt­ings. Renovation work on Viðey Church and Viðey house was completed in 1988. The church is open to all visitors.

In the cemetery is buried, among others, Ólafur Stephensen, Governor of Iceland, and his son Magnús Stephensen President of the High Court of Iceland, and Gunnar Gunnarsson, poet.
Name of church or churchyard: Viðeyjarkirkja (Viðey Church)

Approximate Size: Small (11-50)
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