Þjóðveldisbærinn Stöng

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Main building of the replica of Stöng at Þjóðveldisbærinn

Þjóðveldisbærinn Stöng is a reconstructed viking-era farmstead in Iceland, located in the Þjórsárdalur valley near road 32 in Árnessýsla county. It is a historically accurate reconstruction of the three buildings, including a longhouse, which stood 7 km to the north at Stöng; the farm is believed to have been buried under volcanic ash in 1104 following the eruption of the volcano Hekla.

The reconstruction was built in 1974 as a part of the national celebrations of the 1100th anniversary of the settlement of Iceland in 874.

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Coordinates: 64°7′16.32″N 19°49′45.2″W / 64.1212000°N 19.829222°W / 64.1212000; -19.829222

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