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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Vinony's link graph records 3 inbound references to Laugar, and connects out to Iceland, Icelandic and geographic coordinate system.
It is catalogued under the topic Populated places in Northeastern Region (Iceland).
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- 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
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Laugar
- Population
- 109
- Image
- Laugar.jpg
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- Commons category
- Laugar (Þingeyjarsveit)
- postal code
- 650
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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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