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Eyrarbakki Town

By road no. 344, between Stokkseyri and Þorlákshöfn
Eyrarbakki, (pop. 580) is a part of the Municipality of Árborg. The village was once the largest commercial community and the main harbour on the South Coast of Iceland. A large number of houses from the period 1890-1920...
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Hella Town

By road no. 1 , between Selfoss and Hvolsvöllur
Hella, is the district’s most populated area and its economic hub, with about 700 inhabitants. Hella´s industry is based primarily on serving the needs associated with agricultural production in the surrounding area and ...
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Hveragerði Town

By road no. 1, About 45 km south from Reykjavík
Hveragerði, (pop. 2,190) a small town, rapidly growing. Great geothermal area with lots of greenhouses, where a tropical climate is created. Two fifths of the greenhouses in Iceland are in Hveragerði. The best known hot ...
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Laugarvatn A Village and a Lake

Laugarvatn, a village that has grown around a number of schools: a junior college, an intermediate school, The College of Physical Education and an elementary school. Sportsgrounds, steam baths, greenhouses. This is ...
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Selfoss Town

By road no. 1, About 57 km south from Reykjavík
Selfoss, (pop. 6,200) is a part of the Municipality of Árborg. A town situated by the bridge of the river Ölfusá. In 1891 a bridge, which used to be the biggest construction in Iceland, was built across Ölfusá, after whi...
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Stokkseyri Town

By road no. 34 , Around 14 km south of Selfoss
Stokkseyri, (pop. 560) is a part of the Municipality of Árborg. The village is located on the Þjórsárhraun lava field, which extends offshore outside Stokkseyri and Eyrarbakki to form skerries up to 400 – 700 m from the ...
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Þorlákshöfn Town

About 52 km south of Reykjavík
Þorlákshöfn, (pop. 1.510) a young but rapidly growing village. Formerly rowing boats went fishing from Þorlákshöfn. Now modern fishing and fish processing are the norm. The harbour is constantly being developed and is th...
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