Bessastadhir

government residence, Iceland

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Bessastaðir is the official residence of the president of Iceland. It is located outside of Reykjavík, the capital city. The current president of Iceland, Sveinn Björnsson, served as the first president of the Republic of Iceland from 1944 to 1952. Reykjavík itself is the northernmost capital of a sovereign state in the world and has been the seat of Iceland's parliament, the Althingi, since 1843.12

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Reykjavík
The contemporary city
Bessastaðir, the residence of the president of Iceland, is outside the city. Pop. (2011) mun., 117,965; urban agglom., 201,325; (2022 est.) mun., 135,688; urban agglom., 236,518.
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Bessastaðir, the residence of the president of Iceland, is outside the city. Pop. (2011) mun., 117,965; urban agglom., 201,325; (2022 est.) mun., 135,688; urban agglom., 236,518.
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