Kópavogur

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official_name = Kópavogur
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map_caption =Location in Iceland
subdivision_type = Constituency
subdivision_name = Southwest
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Gunnar Birgisson
area_magnitude = 1 E9
area_total_sq_mi = 32.32
area_total_km2 = 83.72
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population_as_of = 2008
population_total = 29795
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website = http://www.kopavogur.is/
footnotes = Postal Codes: 200-203

Kópavogur is Iceland's second largest town, with a population of 30,000. It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Greater Reykjavík Area.

It is largely made up of residential areas, but has a lot of commercial and industrial activity as well.

The name literally means "Seal pup bay". The town seal contains the profile of the church Kópavogskirkja with a seal pup underneath.

Kópavogur's main sports clubs are Gerpla, Breiðablik UBK and HK.

The mayor of Kópavogur is Gunnar Birgisson, is a member of the council for the Independence Party. The majority of the council since 1990 has been formed by the Independence Party and the Progressive Party.

The tallest building in Iceland is located in downtown Kópavogur. The building is called Smáratorg tower.

History

Kópavogur is historically significant as the site of the 1662 Kópavogur meeting. This event marked the total incorporation of Iceland into Denmark-Norway as bishop Brynjólfur Sveinsson and "lögmaður" Árni Oddsson on behalf of the Icelandic people signed a document confirming that the introduction of absolute monarchy by the King also applied to Iceland.

ister cities

*flagicon|GRL Ammassalik, Greenland
*flagicon|FRO Klaksvík, Faroe Islands
*flagicon|ALA Mariehamn, Åland
*flagicon|SWE Norrköping, Sweden
*flagicon|DEN Odense, Denmark
*flagicon|FIN Tampere, Finland
*flagicon|NOR Trondheim, Norway

ee also

* Iceland
* Smáralind
* Menntaskólinn í Kópavogi
* Breiðablik

External links

* [http://www.kopavogur.is Kópavogur's official webpage] (in Icelandic)
* [http://www.islandsmyndir.is/html_skjol/sudvesturland/kopavogur/mannlifid/forsida_kopavogur_mannlifid_yfirlit.htm Picture gallery from www.islandsmyndir.is]