Selfoss Swimming Pool

The cuisine of Iceland has a long history. Important parts of Icelandic cuisine are lamb, dairy, and fish, the latter because Iceland has traditionally been inhabited only near its coastline.

Selfoss (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsɛlˌfɔsː] ) is the main town and seat of Árborg in southern Iceland. It is on the banks of the Ölfusá river, 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Reykjavik.

Iceland was historically divided into 23 counties known as sýslur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsistlʏr̥]), and 23 independent towns known as kaupstaðir ([ˈkʰœypˌstaːðɪr̥]). Iceland is now split up between 24 sýslumenn (magistrates) that are the highest authority over the local police (except in Reykjavík where there is a special office of police commissioner) and carry out administrative functions such as declaring bankruptcy and marrying people outside of the church.

The Ölfusá (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈœlvʏsˌauː] ) is a river in Iceland. It begins at the junction between the Hvítá and Sog rivers, just north of the town of Selfoss, and flows for 25 km (16 mi) into the Atlantic Ocean.