Hvolsvöllur
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Hvolsvöllur is a small town in the south of Iceland about 106 km to the east of Reykjavík. It is situated in the inland swamps of Landeyjar, in the municipality of Rangárþing eystra.
The hringvegur (road no.1) traverses the town which has 700 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 the glacier 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.
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- Tourist informations
- Hvolsvöllur webcam (at the Esso station)
