Lögberg

Lögberg, or Law Rock, was a rocky outcrop in south west , at the location for the assembly of the country's Althing parliament. The original Althing was gathered at , an area of dramatic landscapes which was easily accessible from the populated areas of the south west.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: site of the Icelandic parliament before 1300s
  • Also known as: “Law Rock”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Öxarárfoss and Þingvallakirkja.

Waterfall
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is a waterfall in , . It flows from the river over the Almannagjá. The pool at the base of the waterfall is filled with rocks and is often extremely icy during winter.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 250 metres south of Lögberg.

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Silfra is a rift formed in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge – the divergent tectonic boundary between the North American and Eurasian plates – and is located in the Lake in the National Park in . is situated 550 metres southeast of Lögberg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Þingvellir National Park.

Photo: McKay Savage, CC BY 2.0.
is a world-heritage national park in . The park is home to the world's longest-running Parliament, which was established in 930 AD.

Lögberg

Latitude
64.25954° or 64° 15′ 34″ north
Longitude
-21.12254° or 21° 7′ 21″ west
Open location code
99PW7V5G+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11389719055
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q6711348
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Tagalog—“Lögberg” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “法律石”
  • Finnish: “Lögberg”
  • French: “Lögberg”
  • Icelandic: “Lögberg”
  • Indonesian: “Lögberg”
  • Italian: “Lögberg”
  • Japanese: “ログベルグ”
  • Japanese: “法の岩”
  • Japanese: “法律の岩”
  • Polish: “Skała Prawa”
  • Russian: “Лёгберг”
  • Spanish: “Lögberg”
  • Swedish: “Lagberget”
  • Swedish: “Lögberg”
  • Tagalog: “Lögberg”

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Highlights include Snorrabúð and Lögrétta (1594-1798).

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