Laugarvatn

Laugarvatn
	Laugarvatn with Apavatn and Hekla in the background
Geographical location	Iceland
Drain	Hólaá → Apavatn
	Data
Coordinates	64 ° 12 '40 " N , 20 ° 42' 40" W Coordinates: 64 ° 12 '40 " N , 20 ° 42' 40" W.
surface	2.14 km²

The Lake Laugarvatn is located in southwest Iceland .

geography

Just like the place of the same name on its shore, Laugarvatn is located in the area of the municipality of Bláskógabyggð in Laugardalur .

At 2.14 km², its area is significantly smaller than that of the neighboring, south-southeastern Apavatn , with which it is connected via the Hólaá River . To the northwest of the lake is the mountain Laugarvatnsfjall .

history

It is said that the bodies of Iceland's last Catholic bishop , Jón Arason von Hólar , and his sons were washed in the lake after they were executed in the 16th century . A laug is a warm spring and vatn is the Icelandic word for water, or rather lake. There are warm springs here in the lake.

traffic

Laugarvatn is located on Laugarvatnsvegur , which when coming from the south changes its direction to the east. This part is part of the Golden Circle , the popular tourist route. From the west of Þingvellir comes the Gjábakkavegur and then leads to the geyser in Haukadalur .