Þingvallakirkja

Þingvallakirkja is a church in , which is located on Þingvallakirkja. Þingvallakirkja is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near the cemetery .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church in Iceland
  • Address: Þingvallakirkja, 806
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Þjóðargrafreiturinn and Silfra Diving.

Cemetery
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is a cemetery.

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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 320 metres southeast of Þingvallakirkja.

Monument
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, 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. is situated 250 metres north of Þingvallakirkja.

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.

Þingvallakirkja

Latitude
64.25741° or 64° 15′ 27″ north
Longitude
-21.12109° or 21° 7′ 16″ west
Open location code
99PW7V4H+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 169907367
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q15958427
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Icelandic—“Þingvallakirkja” goes by many names.

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