Varmahlíð
Village in Skagafjörður, Iceland
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Varmahlíð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈvarmaˌl̥iːθ]) is a small village in Skagafjörður, northern Iceland.[1]
Varmahlíð | |
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Village | |
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 Location of the Municipality of Skagafjörður | |
  Varmahlíð | |
| Coordinates: 65.5525°N 19.4449°W | |
| Country |  Iceland |
| Constituency | Northwest Constituency |
| Region | Northwestern Region |
| Municipality | Skagafjörður |
| Population (January 2011) | |
• Total | 137 |
| Póstnúmer | 560 |
| Website | Official website |
In 2011 around 140 people lived on the eastern slope of the hill for which the town is named (varmur means "warm" and hlíð means "slope"). Miðgarður, a concert hall, can be found at Varmahlíð. One of Iceland's most famous men's choirs, Karlakórinn Heimir, is based there.