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Skálholt

Skálholt is a historical site in the south of , at the river Hvítá.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Skalholt”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Skálholt Cathedral and Mosfellskirkja.

Church
Photo: Qaswed, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Church of Iceland cathedral church. The church is the official church of the Bishop of Skálholt, currently Kristján Björnsson.

Church
Photo: Jóna Þórunn, CC BY 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 4 km west of Skálholt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laugaras and Reykholt.

Hamlet
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.
is a hamlet.

Village
Photo: Steinninn, CC BY 4.0.
is a village in the municipality of in Árnessýsla, . It has about 100 inhabitants, hot springs, and greenhouses. It is situated in the south of Iceland not far from , and , and is a stop on the Golden Circle tourist route. is situated 7 km northeast of Skálholt.

Skálholt

Latitude
64.12574° or 64° 7′ 33″ north
Longitude
-20.52437° or 20° 31′ 28″ west
Open location code
99PX4FGG+77
Open­Street­Map ID
node 449274621
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q831538
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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: “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.