Skaftárhreppur
Skaftárhreppur is a rural municipality in southern Iceland. The largest settlement is Kirkjubæjarklaustur, which is home to the Vatnajökull National Park Visitor Centre.
- Type: municipality of Iceland with 452 residents
- Description: municipality in southern Iceland
- Also known as: “8509”, “Skaftarhreppur”, and “Skaftártunguhreppur”
Skaftárhreppur
- Location: South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
63.9595° or 63° 57′ 34″ north
Longitude
-18.1449° or 18° 8′ 42″ west
Population
452
Elevation
558 metres (1,831 feet)
Open location code
9CM3XV54+Q2
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Welsh—“Skaftárhreppur” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Skaftárhreppur”
- Asturian: “Skaftárhreppur”
- Basque: “Skaftárhreppur”
- Catalan: “Skaftárhreppur”
- Cebuano: “Skaftárhreppur”
- Chinese: “斯卡夫陶区”
- Dutch: “Skaftárhreppur”
- French: “Skaftárhreppur”
- German: “Skaftárhreppur”
- Hebrew: “שקאפטאאוש’שהפוש”
- Hungarian: “Skaftárhreppur”
- Icelandic: “Skaftárhreppur”
- Indonesian: “Skaftárhreppur”
- Irish: “Skaftárhreppur”
- Italian: “Skaftárhreppur”
- Japanese: “スカフタアゥルフレップル”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Skaftárhreppur”
- Northern Sami: “Skaftárhreppur”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Skaftárhreppur”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Skaftárhreppur”
- Norwegian: “Skaftárhreppur”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Skaftárhreppur”
- Polish: “Skaftárhreppur”
- Portuguese: “Skaftárhreppur”
- Russian: “Скафтаурхреппюр”
- Scots: “Skaftárhreppur”
- Spanish: “Skaftárhreppur”
- Swedish: “Skaftárhreppur”
- Turkish: “Skaftárhreppur”
- Welsh: “Skaftárhreppur”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Síða and Kirkjubæjarklaustur.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Bárðarhnúkar and Rauðhóll.
South Iceland: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Þingvellir National Park and Vestmannaeyjar.
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