Tröllakirkja (Snjófjöll)
| Tröllakirkja | ||
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 Tröllakirkja and Snjófjöll |
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| height | 1001 m | |
| location | Northwest of Iceland | |
| Mountains | Snjófjöll | |
| Coordinates | 65 ° 0 ′ 0 ″ N , 21 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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| Type | Volcano (extinct) | |
| rock | basalt | |
| Age of the rock | 6–7 million years | |
Tröllakirkja is a volcanic mountain in Strandasýsla District , western Iceland .
Name and folk tale
The name means Troll Church in German .
A folk tale tells z. B. from a troll woman from Tröllakirkja on Holtavörðuheiði who throws stones at a church on Hrútafjörður .
location
Tröllakirkja is located on the Holtavörðuheiði plateau between Borgarfjörður and Hrútafjörður , which it towers over by approx. 600 m.
geology
It is the eroded remnant of a 6-7 million year old volcano, which consists of basalt layers.
Hiking on the Tröllakirkja
Although the mountain is by no means remote, it is rarely climbed. It is easy to hike up from Hringvegur on Holtavörðuheiði. You can also use cross-country skis well into spring .
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, Pétur Þorleifsson: Íslensk fjöll. Gönguleiðir á 151 tind. Reykjavík (Mál og Menning) 2004, pp. 290f.
- ^ Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, Pétur Þorleifsson: Íslensk fjöll. Gönguleiðir á 151 tind. Reykjavík (Mál og Menning) 2004, p. 290
- ^ Ari Trausti Guðmundsson, Pétur Þorleifsson: Íslensk fjöll. Gönguleiðir á 151 tind. Reykjavík (Mál og Menning) 2004, p. 291