Snorralaug

Snorralaug is a spring in Borgarbyggð, West Iceland. Snorralaug is situated nearby to the church Reykholtskirkja eldri, as well as near the hot spring Skrifla.

Photo: TommyBee, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Snorrastofa.

Snorrastofa

Museum

Photo: Fingalo, CC BY-SA 2.0 de.

Snorrastofa is an independent research centre established in 1995 in Reykholt in West Iceland. 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. Snorrastofa is situated 130 metres northwest of Snorralaug.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Reykholt and Kleppjárnsreykir.

Reykholt

Hamlet

Photo: Steinninn, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Reykholt is a village in Iceland. It sits in the valley of the river Reykjadalsá, called Reykholtsdalur, and is part of Borgarfjörður, Western Region. 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.

Kleppjárnsreykir

Hamlet

Kleppjárnsreykir

Photo: bowlingbal, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kleppjárnsreykir is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km west of Snorralaug.

Snorralaug

Type: Spring
Categories: hot spring, tourism, tourist attraction, and body of water
Location: Borgarbyggð, West Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

64.66399° or 64° 39′ 50″ north

Longitude

-21.29122° or 21° 17′ 28″ west

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

99PWMP75+HG

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=spring

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From German to Icelandic—“Snorralaug” goes by many names.

German: “Snorralaug”
Icelandic: “Snorralaug í Reykholti”
Icelandic: “Snorralaug”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Reykholtskirkja eldri and Skrifla.

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