Glerá
| Glerá | ||
 Glerá in the urban area of Akureyri |
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| Data | ||
| location | Akureyri , Iceland | |
| River system | Glerá | |
| origin | Mountains of Tröllaskagi | |
| muzzle | in Eyjafjörður coordinates: 65 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ N , 18 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ W 65 ° 41 ′ 0 ″ N , 18 ° 6 ′ 0 ″ W |
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| Medium-sized cities | Akureyri | |
| Communities | Akureyri, Eyjafjarðarsveit | |
| Residents in the catchment area | approx. 20,000 | |
The GLERA ( isl . Glass River ) is a river in northern Iceland .
course
It has its source in the mountains of the Tröllaskagi peninsula. The highest mountains in Northern Iceland border its valley, Kerling , Tröllafjöll and Vindheimafjöll . The Glerá flows through the Glerárdalur , named after the river, to the town of Akureyri , where it flows into the Eyjafjörður fjord .
power plant
The river gained importance in the industrial age when its energy was harnessed by dams and electricity was generated. The power plant, which was the first to go into operation in northern Iceland in 1922, has since been shut down, but the dam still exists.
Glerárhverfi
In Akureyri, the river separates the city center from the Glerárhverfi district , one of the largest districts of Akureyri with 7,000 of the 16,000 inhabitants.
Glerárdalur
The upper valley of the Glerá, Glerárdalur, located in the middle of the mountain landscape of Tröllaskagi and equipped with numerous hiking trails, was placed under nature protection on August 31, 2012.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ HU Schmid: Dictionary Icelandic - German. Buske, Hamburg, 2001, 92 and 12 respectively
- ↑ Vegahandbókin. Ed. Landmælingar Íslands, 2006, 77
- ↑ Íslandshandbókin. Náttúra, saga og sérkenni. 1. bindi. Edited by T. Einarsson, H. Magnússon. Örn og Örlygur, Reykjavík 1989, p. 430.
- ↑ Glerárdalur gerður að fólkvangi , website of the city of Akureyri (Icelandic); accessed: September 9, 2012