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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  • Hamlet with 72 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 33 metres (108 feet)
  • …is also known as “Reykholt, Western Iceland”
  • Description: village in Western Iceland
  • Postal code: 320

Places of Interest

Highlights include Snorrastofa and Snorralaug.
Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.
is an independent research centre established in 1995 in Reykholt in West .
TommyBee, Public domain.
is a spring.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kleppjárnsreykir.
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is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km west of Reykholt.

Reykholt

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Latitude
64.66476° or 64° 39′ 53″ north
Longitude
-21.29201° or 21° 17′ 31″ west
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”
  • Catalan: “Reykholt”
  • 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”
  • Urdu: “ریک ہولٹ، مغربی آئس لینڈ”
  • Volapük: “Reykholt”
  • Welsh: “Reykholt, Gorllewin Gwlad yr Iâ”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Reykholtskirkja eldri and Fosshotel Reykholt.

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