Þjóðargrafreiturinn

Þjóðargrafreiturinn is a cemetery in Bláskógabyggð, South Iceland. Þjóðargrafreiturinn is situated nearby to the church Þingvallakirkja, as well as near the cliff Skötugjá.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Þingvallakirkja and Silfra Diving.

Þingvallakirkja

Church

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Þingvallakirkja is a church.

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 Þingvallavatn Lake in the Þingvellir National Park in Iceland. Silfra Diving is situated 300 metres southeast of Þjóðargrafreiturinn.

Lögberg

Monument

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Lögberg, or Law Rock, was a rocky outcrop in south west Iceland, at the location for the assembly of the country's Althing parliament. The original Althing was gathered at Þingvellir, an area of dramatic landscapes which was easily accessible from the populated areas of the south west. Lögberg is situated 260 metres northwest of Þjóðargrafreiturinn.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Þingvellir National Park.

Þingvellir National Park

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Þingvellir National Park is a world-heritage national park in South Iceland. The park is home to the world's longest-running Parliament, which was established in 930 AD.

Þjóðargrafreiturinn

Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery in Þingvellir, Iceland
Categories: grassland and burial
Location: Bláskógabyggð, South Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

64.25743° or 64° 15′ 27″ north

Longitude

-21.12036° or 21° 7′ 13″ west

Open location code

99PW7V4H+XV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 169907372

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=grave_yard

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=grass

Wikidata ID

Q16421079

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In Other Languages

“Þjóðargrafreiturinn” goes by many names.

Icelandic: “Þjóðargrafreiturinn”
“Þjóðargrafreiturinn”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Skötugjá and Þingvallabær.

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