Hvolsvöllur
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| Coordinates | 63 ° 45 ′ N , 20 ° 14 ′ W | ||
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| Country | Iceland | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | IS-8 | ||
| local community | Rangárþing eystra | ||
| Residents | 988 (January 1, 2019) | ||
 Stórólfshvolskirkja
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Hvolsvöllur ([ ˈkvolsˌvœtlʏr̥ ]) is a small town in southern Iceland in the municipality of Rangárþing eystra . It had 988 inhabitants on January 1, 2019.
geography
The place is located 106 km east of Reykjavík on Hringvegur , south of the river Eystri-Rangá . To the east is the Fljótshlíð area with the town of Breiðabólstaður .
history
The settlement began in 1930 with the opening of a cooperative store, Kaupfélag Hallgeirseyjar .
The famous Icelandic saga of the sage Njáll takes place in the vicinity of this place, at the historic Stórólfshvoll farm .
Culture and sights
- Stórólfshvolskirkja
traffic
In the vicinity of Hvolsvöllur is the airfield from which there are regular flights to the Westman Islands . You can drive from Hvolsvöllur to Þórsmörk , an area below Mýrdalsjökull .