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Reykholt, Western Iceland

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of medieval Iceland are invaluable to modern scholars. Remains of his farm and a bathroom with hot pot and a tunnel between the bath and the house can still be visited. The
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Reykholt was at one time one of the intellectual centers of the island and had for many years one of the most important schools of the country. The poet and politician
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can be found here. Archeologists are still working here and finding medieval remains. In the vicinity, Japanese scientists are doing research on the
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Today, the village has 60 inhabitants, a school centre and a library concentrating on the works of Snorri Sturluson. A statue of Snorri by
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was established in Reykholt on September 6, 1988, with opening ceremonies attended by
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About 20 km from Reykholt, there are the lava waterfalls
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Reykholt - 2001 - Picture gallery from islandsmyndir.is
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Location of the Municipality of Borgarbyggð
Reykholt is located in Iceland
64°40′N 21°18′W / 64.667°N 21.300°W / 64.667; -21.300
Iceland
Constituency
Northwest Constituency
Region
Western Region
Municipality
Borgarbyggð
Time zone
UTC+0
GMT

[ˈreikˌhɔl̥t]

Iceland
Reykjadalsá
Borgarfjörður
Western Region
Snorri Sturluson
Middle Ages
Old Norse language
mythology
Snorrastofa Cultural / Research Centre
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
President of Iceland
Olav V of Norway

Gustav Vigeland

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