Reykjadalsá (Hvítá)

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Reykjadalsá
Reykjadalsá with Árhver

Reykjadalsá with Árhver

Data
location Iceland
River system Hvítá
Drain over Hvítá  → Borgarfjörður  → Atlantic
source at the foot of the Ok
muzzle Hvítá coordinates: 64 ° 39 ′ 0 ″  N , 21 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  W 64 ° 39 ′ 0 ″  N , 21 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  W.

length 38 km
Catchment area 210 km²
Communities Borgarbyggð (formerly: Reykholt)
Waterfalls: Giljafoss
Reykjadalsá below the Deildartunguhver

Reykjadalsá below the Deildartunguhver

Reykjadalsá is a river in western Iceland in the municipality of Borgarbyggð .

Surname

The name Reykjadalsá means "river of the smoking / steaming valley". Isl. Reykur = smoke, steam, isl. dalur = valley (in Composita in the genitive ) and isl. á = river. As in German, the qualifiers in Composita are used in the genitive.

River course

View of the valley with the meandering Reykjadalsá, on the opposite edge of the valley (south) the village of Kleppjárnsreykir , right. in the background the mountain range of Skarðsheiði and Hafnarfjall (right)

The river has its source at the foot of the Ok shield volcano . In the upper reaches there is a beautiful waterfall, the Giljafoss .

The Reykjadalsá then winds in meandering loops through Reykholtsdalur and through the town of Reykholt , which was of decisive importance for Iceland in the Middle Ages. Numerous hot springs such as the Deildartunguhver can be found in this valley, one of them in the middle of the river, the Árhver . This explains the name of the river.

Soon after leaving the Reykholtsdalur, the Reykjadalsá finally flows into the Hvítá at the Klettur farm .

Most important dates

The river has a length of 38 km and a catchment area of ​​210 km²

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. a b c Reykjadalsá. at: Angling.is , accessed September 6, 2012.
  2. ^ HU Schmid: Dictionary Icelandic - German. Buske, Hamburg, 2001, p. 195.
  3. ^ HU Schmid: Dictionary Icelandic - German. Buske, Hamburg, 2001, p. 69.
  4. ^ HU Schmid: Dictionary Icelandic - German. Buske, Hamburg, 2001, p. 37.
  5. a b T. Einarsson, H. Magnússon (eds.): Íslandshandbókin. Náttúra, saga og sérkenni. 1st chapter. Örn og Örlygur, Reykjavík 1989, p. 116.