Hreðavatn

Hreðavatn is a lake in the west of . It is situated near Route 1 between and the pass of Holtavörtuheiði. Nearby is the university faculty of the Bifröst University and the Grábrók craters as well as the mountain .
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Borgarbyggð, Western Region, Iceland
  • Also known as: “Hredavatn”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Glanni and Laxfoss.

Waterfall
Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a waterfall.

Waterfall
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is a waterfall, which is situated 2½ km south of Hreðavatn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bifröst and Varmaland.

Village
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is a small settlement in western , in the Mýrasýsla county. It is located in the Northwest political constituency and is the site of University, a small private campus university.

Hamlet
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is a village in Stafholtstungur, in the region of . For many years was a Women's college and center for teaching of cookery and domestic skills for young aspiring home makers. is situated 8 km south of Hreðavatn.

Hreðavatn

Latitude
64.75655° or 64° 45′ 24″ north
Longitude
-21.58822° or 21° 35′ 18″ west
Elevation
58 metres (190 feet)
Open location code
99PWQC46+JP
Geo­Names ID
3415982
Wiki­data ID
Q536424
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Venetian—“Hreðavatn” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Hreðavatn”
  • Dutch: “Hreðavatn”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره هريدايڤاتن”
  • Esperanto: “Hreðavatn”
  • French: “Hreðavatn”
  • German: “Hreðavatn”
  • Icelandic: “Hreðavatn”
  • Italian: “Hreðavatn”
  • Japanese: “フレーザヴァトン”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hreðavatn”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hreðavatn”
  • Norwegian: “Hreðavatn”
  • Polish: “Hreðavatn”
  • Russian: “Хредаватн”
  • Swedish: “Hreðavatn”
  • Turkish: “Hreðavatn”
  • Venetian: “Hreðavatn”

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Highlights include Dyngja and Laxfoss.

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