- Hvolsvöllur
Hvolsvöllur is a small town in the south of
Iceland about 106 km to the east ofReykjavík . It is situated in the inland swamps of "Landeyjar", in the municipality ofRangárþing eystra .The hringvegur (road no.1) traverses the town which has 800 inhabitants. In the surrounding areas there is an additional population of about 600 people, who are also part of the municipality.
Not far from Hvolsvöllur is an airfield which offers flights to
Vestmannaeyjar (Westman Islands).Þórsmörk , a beautiful valley below theglacier Mýrdalsjökull , is also not to far away.The area is the scene of one of the most famous sagas of Iceland,
Njál's saga . The town of Hvolsvöllur has a Saga Centre dedicated to this and other Icelandic sagas.ee also
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List of cities in Iceland External links
* [http://www.travelnet.is/JKL/journey/sv_su/hvolsvollur.htm Tourist informations]
* [http://www.mmedia.is/~essohvol/sudurland.jpgHvolsvöllur webcam] (at theEsso station)
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