Kópavogur

Kópavogur is a city in Southwest Iceland, with a population of 40,000 (2020).

Get in
Kópavogur is a part of Reykjavík metropolitan area, located south of Reykjavík. They share municipal borders, so its not hard to get there. It is the country's second largest municipality by population.

Get around
Kópavogur is central in the capital area and there are roads, bus routes and pedestrian and bicycle paths that link Kópavogur with the rest of the Reykjavík area.

Kópavogur is largely made up of residential areas, but has commercial areas and much industrial activity as well.

See
Kópavogur is one of the youngest towns in Iceland so there is not much there of historical significance. It was a suburb of Reykjavík with the first houses built during World War II. Explosive growth in business and housing building doubled the town in size since 1990, giving it large shopping centres and an office/commercial building that is the tallest building in Iceland, the. The things to see are primarily in the older part of the town, particularly the Kársnes peninsula with trees in the gardens and treelined streets and the picturesque church on top of the Borgarholt.

Do

 * Football: Breiðablik play soccer in Besta deild karla, the top tier. Their home ground Kópavogsvöllur (capacity 3000) is 500 m south of town centre across the river. The playing season is April-Sept.
 * Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs (HK) also play in the top tier at Kórinn indoor stadium (capacity 5500) 5 km southeast of town.
 * Football: Breiðablik play soccer in Besta deild karla, the top tier. Their home ground Kópavogsvöllur (capacity 3000) is 500 m south of town centre across the river. The playing season is April-Sept.
 * Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs (HK) also play in the top tier at Kórinn indoor stadium (capacity 5500) 5 km southeast of town.