Laugar
Sign in to saveLaugar is a hamlet in the Northeastern Region Iceland, on the Reykjadalsá river, a left tributary of the Laxá í Aðaldal river. Route 1 runs through the village between Akureyri and Reykjahlíð. It is largest village in the municipality of Þingeyjarsveit. In 2018, it had a population of 109 people.
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Place details
- Locality
- Laugar
- Region
- Northeast
- Country
- Ísland
- Population
- 1,001
- Timezone
- Atlantic/Reykjavik
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Laugar
- Settlement.settlement_type
- hamlet
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Laugar.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of Laugar
- Settlement.mapsize
- 250px
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iceland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Iceland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Northeastern Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Constituency
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Northeast Constituency
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Þingeyjarsveit
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Council
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_total
- 109
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2018
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- village
- Official name
- Laugar
- Country
- Iceland
- Located in
- Þingeyjarsveit
- Population
- 109
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Capital of
- Þingeyjarsveit
- Image
- Laugar.jpg
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- Commons category
- Laugar (Þingeyjarsveit)
- postal code
- 650
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Encyclopedic overview
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Laugar is a hamlet in the Northeastern Region Iceland, on the Reykjadalsá river, a left tributary of the Laxá í Aðaldal river. Route 1 runs through the village between Akureyri and Reykjahlíð. It is largest village in the municipality of Þingeyjarsveit. In 2018, it had a population of 109 people.
Laugar developed around thermal springs, hence its name, which in Icelandic means "hot springs". Laugar is located on the Diamond Circle tourist route. In its vicinity there are famous tourist attractions: Goðafoss waterfall (approx. to the west) and lake Mývatn (approx. to the southeast). However, to the north of the village, there is lake Vestmannsvatn.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Laugar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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