Iceland
West Iceland
Borgarbyggð

Reykholt

Reykholt is a village in . It sits in the valley of the river Reykjadalsá, called Reykholtsdalur, and is part of , . 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.
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  • Type: Hamlet with 74 residents
  • Description: village in Western Iceland
  • Also known as: “Reykholt, Western Iceland”
  • Postal code: 320

Places of Interest

Highlights include Snorrastofa and Snorralaug.

Museum
Photo: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
is an independent research centre established in 1995 in Reykholt in West . The centre was the main residence of Snorri Sturluson. Its main task is to instigate and conduct research on the medieval period in general, and Snorri and his works in particular.

Spring
Photo: TommyBee, Public domain.
is a spring.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kleppjárnsreykir.

Hamlet
Photo: bowlingbal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km west of Reykholt.

Reykholt

Latitude
64.66476° or 64° 39′ 53″ north
Longitude
-21.29201° or 21° 17′ 31″ west
Population
74
Elevation
33 metres (108 feet)
Open location code
99PWMP75+W5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 451727211
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
3413876
Wiki­data ID
Q1584168
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Welsh—“Reykholt” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Reykholt (Borgarbyggð)”
  • Belarusian: “Рэйкгольт”
  • Belarusian: “Рэйкхольт”
  • Bengali: “রেইকহোল্ট”
  • Chinese: “雷克霍特”
  • Danish: “Reykholt”
  • Dutch: “Reykholt”
  • French: “Reykholt”
  • Galician: “Reykholt”
  • German: “Reykholt”
  • German: “Reykholtsdalur”
  • Icelandic: “Reykholt í Borgarfirði”
  • Icelandic: “Reykholt”
  • Irish: “Reykholt”
  • Italian: “Reykholt”
  • Japanese: “レイクホルト”
  • Malay: “Reykholt, Iceland Barat”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Reykholt”
  • Norwegian: “Reykholt”
  • Polish: “Reykholt (Borgarbyggð)”
  • Polish: “Reykholt”
  • Portuguese: “Reykholt”
  • Russian: “Рейкхольт (Боргарфьордюр)”
  • Russian: “Рейкхольт”
  • Swedish: “Reykholt, Borgarbyggð”
  • Swedish: “Reykholt”
  • Volapük: “Reykholt”
  • Welsh: “Reykholt, Gorllewin Gwlad yr Iâ”

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Highlights include Reykholtskirkja eldri and Fosshotel Reykholt.

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