Bláskógabyggð
64.2764 - 20.4009Koordinaten: 64 ° 17 ' N, 20 ° 24 ' W
Bláskógabyggð is a municipality in the region Suðurland in southwest Iceland.
On 1 January 2009, the community numbered 986 inhabitants. Are two major centers of Icelandic history, the old Thingstätte Þingvellir and the former bishop's palace Skálholt within their boundaries.
The three largest settlements are Reykholt with 192 inhabitants, Laugarvatn with 203 inhabitants and Laugarás with 144 inhabitants.
Geography
The municipal area are partly the lakes Þingvallavatn, Apavatn and Laugarvatn. To the north is the Langjökull. To the south and south-east of the glacier are the lakes Hagavatn, Sandvatn and Hvítárvatn from which springs the Hvítá. In the northeast of the community is the Hofsjökull. In the West, the community where these borders on Kjós and Hvalfjarðarsveit, lies the mountain Botnssúlur, just east of Skjaldbreiður. To the east of the municipality a famous waterfall Gullfoss, a part of important for tourism Gullni is hringurinn, to which also counts the Haukadalur. This includes a high-temperature area and numerous geysers on (including the Great Geysir and Strokkur to ), and lies at the foot of the mountain Laugarfjall. A little further east is the mountain Bláfell.
History
Bláskógabyggð emerged as a community on 11 February 2002 by the merger of three rural communities Biskupstungur ( Biskupstungnahreppur ) Laugardalur ( Laugardalshreppur ) and Þingvellir ( Þingvallahreppur ).
Reykholt
Reykholt (not to be confused with Reykholt in the community also westisländischen Borgarbyggð ) is the largest settlement of the municipality with hot springs and greenhouses near Skálholt.
Laugarvatn
Laugarvatn is located on the same lake, and has a school center with Grunnskóli ( primary school ), Menntaskóli (higher school) and the University of Education. The Héraðsskólinn was built by the architect Guðjón Samúelsson.
In Laugarvatn there are numerous hot springs, which are used in greenhouses.