Skálholt
Skálholt is a historical site in the south of Iceland, at the river Hvítá. Skálholt has about 160 residents.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Salvor, Public domain.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: human settlement
- Also known as: “Gestastofa” and “Skalholt”
- Address: Skálholt, 806
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Skálholt Cathedral and Mosfellskirkja.
Skálholt Cathedral
Church
Photo: Qaswed, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Skálholt Cathedral is a Church of Iceland cathedral church. The church is the official church of the Bishop of Skálholt, currently Kristján Björnsson.
Mosfellskirkja
Church
Photo: Jóna Þórunn, CC BY 3.0.
Mosfellskirkja is a church, which is situated 4 km west of Skálholt.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Laugaras and Reykholt.
Reykholt
Village
Reykholt is a village in the municipality of Bláskógabyggð in Árnessýsla, Southern Region. It has about 100 inhabitants, hot springs, and greenhouses. It is situated in the south of Iceland not far from Skálholt, Geysir and Gullfoss, and is a stop on the Golden Circle tourist route. Reykholt is situated 7 km northeast of Skálholt.
Skálholt
- Categories: farm, building, and tourism
- Location: Bláskógabyggð, South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.12568° or 64° 7′ 32″ northLongitude
-20.52504° or 20° 31′ 30″ westPopulation
160Elevation
78 metres (256 feet)Open location code
99PX4FGF+7XOpenStreetMap ID
way 435706011OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Volapük—“Skálholt” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Skálholt”
- Basque: “Skalholt”
- Basque: “Skálholt”
- 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”
- Danish: “Skálholt”
- Dutch: “Skalholt”
- Dutch: “Skálholt”
- Finnish: “Skálholt”
- French: “Reinkirik”
- French: “Skalholt”
- French: “Skálholt”
- German: “Skalholt”
- German: “Skálholt”
- 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”
- Latin: “Skalholt”
- Latin: “Skálholt”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Skálholt”
- Norwegian: “Skálholt”
- Polish: “Skalholt”
- Polish: “Skálholt”
- Portuguese: “Skálholt”
- Russian: “Скалхольт”
- Russian: “Скаульхольт”
- Slovenian: “Skálholt”
- Spanish: “Skalaholt”
- Spanish: “Skálaholt”
- Spanish: “Skalholt”
- Spanish: “Skálholt”
- Swedish: “Skalholt”
- Swedish: “Skálholt”
- Turkish: “Skálholt”
- Ukrainian: “Скалгольт”
- Volapük: “Skálholt”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Skálholt”. Photo: Salvor, Public domain.