community Kotströnd . Originally it served as a parish church for the neighbouring town of Hveragerði as well until Hveragerði got its own church. The church is known for its bells dating from 1644 and for its retable painted by Örlygur Sigurðsson in 1878 which represents Jesus together with St. Peter, John and Jacob. Kotströnd is a small community on highway no. 1. (Hringvegur) in the northeast of Ölfus. Kögunarhóll is a hill measuring 61 metres in height close the main road no. 1 in the northeast of Ölfus which offers views of the area. As many traffic accidents happen there a memorial consisting of 52 crosses was erected in 2006 to remind on the victims. Infrastructure Þorlákshöfn has a hotel, a camping area, a golf course, various restaurants and a sports centre with a public swimming pool. The townhall of the municipality of Ölfus (Ráðhús Ölfuss) is in Þorlákshöfn. There are various shops, a supermarket, primary school, kindergarten, public library, health care centre (Heilsugaelustöð), pharmacy, a gas station and repairing station as well. References Municipalities of Iceland Populated places in Southern Region (Iceland)