Skálholt

Skálholt is a historical site in the south of , at the river Hvítá. Skálholt has about 160 residents.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …has 160 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 78 metres (256 feet)
  • …is also known as “Gestastofa”
  • Description: human settlement
  • Address: Skálholt, 806

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Skálholt Cathedral and Mosfellskirkja.

Church
Photo: Qaswed, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Church of Iceland cathedral church.

Church
Photo: Jóna Þórunn, CC BY 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 4 km west of Skálholt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laugaras and Reykholt.

Hamlet
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.
is a hamlet.

Village
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.
is a village in the municipality of in Árnessýsla, . is situated 7 km northeast of Skálholt.

Skálholt

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Latitude
64.12568° or 64° 7′ 32″ north
Longitude
-20.52504° or 20° 31′ 30″ west
Open location code
99PX4FGF+7X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 435706011
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
3413453
Wiki­data ID
Q831538

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Volapük—“Skálholt” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Skálholt”
  • Basque: “Skalholt”
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  • Belarusian: “Скалхольт”
  • Belarusian: “Скальгольт”
  • Breton: “Skálholt”
  • Catalan: “Skálholt”
  • Chinese: “Skálkholt草皮屋”
  • Chinese: “斯考尔霍特”
  • Chinese: “斯考爾霍特”
  • Czech: “Skálholt”
  • Danish: “Skalholt”
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  • Dutch: “Skalholt”
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  • Finnish: “Skálholt”
  • French: “Reinkirik”
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  • Icelandic: “Skálholt”
  • Italian: “Skalholt”
  • Italian: “Skálholt”
  • Japanese: “スカールホルト”
  • Japanese: “スカゥルホルト”
  • Japanese: “スカウルホルト”
  • Latin: “Scaldholz”
  • Latin: “Scalholtum”
  • Latin: “Schalholt”
  • Latin: “Schalholtia”
  • Latin: “Skalaholt”
  • Latin: “Skálaholt”
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  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Skálholt”
  • Norwegian: “Skálholt”
  • Polish: “Skalholt”
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  • Portuguese: “Skálholt”
  • Russian: “Скалхольт”
  • Russian: “Скаульхольт”
  • Slovenian: “Skálholt”
  • Spanish: “Skalaholt”
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  • Swedish: “Skalholt”
  • Swedish: “Skálholt”
  • Turkish: “Skálholt”
  • Ukrainian: “Скалгольт”
  • Volapük: “Skálholt”

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