Cemetery #33274
Vestmanneyjar
Local name: Vestmannaeyjakirkjugarður
Also known as Vestmannaeyjar Churchyard
66
documented records
≈ 510–1,000
approx. capacity (graves)
0.025 km²
cemetery area
Nov 5, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
Vestmanneyjar lies in Heimaey, Southern Region, Iceland.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 63.437099° N, 20.270300° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
Memorials
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Vilborg Andrésdóttir 1924 – 2009 
Þorsteinn Ármannsson 1951 – 1951 
Jóhanna Arna 1920 – 1945 
Kristín Árnadóttir 1878 – 1926 
Theódór Árnason 1897 – 1972 
Sveinbjörn Benónýsson 1892 – 1965 
Magnea Bergvinsdóttir 1917 – 2001 
Jón Bergvinsson 1925 – 2015 
Bjarni Bjarnason 1903 – 1993 
Jónas Bjarnason 1899 – 1978 
Sigbjörn Björnsson 1876 – 1962 
Bjarnhildur Einarsdóttir 1890 – 1963 
Bjarni Einarsson 1869 – 1944 - Guðmundur Einarsson 1885 – 1943
Kristján Einarsson 1906 – 1974 
Sigurbjörn Einarsson 1919 – 1966 
Sigurfinnur Einarsson 1912 – 2004 
Jóna Friðriksdóttir 1922 – 1999 - Ingimundardóttir Fríður 1881 – 1950
Hallgrímur Garðarsson 1940 – 1981 
Anna Gísladóttir 1898 – 1984 - Addý Guðjónsdóttir 1935 – 2010
Eiríkur Guðnason 1933 – 1987 
Anna Henriksen 1965 – 1977 
Emma Heygum 1895 – 1989 - Jón Hjálmarsson 1890 – 1945
- Alfreð Hjartarson 1918 – 1981
Steinunn Ísleifsdóttir 1912 – 1994 
Jenný Jakobsdóttir 1891 – 1970 
Guðmundur Jóelsson 1907 – 1965 - Valgeir Jónasson 1944 – 2016
- Halldóra Jónsdóttir 1874 – 1942
Margrét Jónsdóttir 1916 – 1985 - Margrét Jónsdóttir 1908 – 1997
Halldór Jónsson 1908 – 1976 
Jón Jónsson 1887 – 1951 
Sigríður Jósafatsdóttir 1912 – 1977 
Jónsson Loftur 1891 – 1981 
Guðríður Lúðvíksdóttir 1892 – 1969 - Jóhann Magnússon 1890 – 1969
Magnús Magnússon 1929 – 1965 - Jóna Óskarsdóttir 1930 – 2006
- Jónsdóttir Pálína 1880 – 1963
Guðrún Pálsdóttir 1901 – 1964 
Jón Pétursson 1867 – 1932 
Sigurmundur Runólfsson 1904 – 1974 - Anna Sigurðardóttir 1919 – 1980
- Laufey Sigurðardóttir 1910 – 1995
- Sigríður Sigurðardóttir 1885 – 1972
Sigurbjörn Sigurðsson 1896 – 1971
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- Eyrarbakki Churchyard 64 km away · Eyrarbakki · 7 records
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Common questions
How big is Vestmanneyjar?
Vestmanneyjar covers about 25,000 m² (6.3 acres), about the size of 4 soccer fields. It is the largest of the 18 cemeteries we list in Southern Region.
What is the oldest grave in this cemetery?
The oldest grave among the records we hold for Vestmanneyjar is that of Gísli Stefánsson, who died on September 25, 1903 at the age of 61.