Þjóðveldisbær

The farm Þjóðveldisbær

All three buildings of the Þjóðveldisbær farm

The entrance to the church of the courtyard Þjóðveldisbær

Þjóðveldisbær is a replica of the Viking Age Icelandic farm Stöng , which was buried under ashes when the Hekla volcano erupted in 1104.

panorama

The reconstruction consists of three buildings - including a long house - and was started in 1974 on the occasion of the 1100th anniversary of the settlement of Iceland. The property is located on Þjórsárdalsvegur .

See also

• List of museums in Iceland
• List of European open air museums

literature

• Guðmundur Ólafsson, Hörður Ágústsson: The reconstructed medieval farm Stöng . National Museum of Iceland and Landsvirkjun, 2006

Web links

• Homepage of the reconstructed farm

Coordinates: 64 ° 7 ′ 16.3 ″  N , 19 ° 49 ′ 45.1 ″  W.