Hvolsvollyur is a small town in the south of Iceland , located 106 km east of Reykjavik . The population of the city does not exceed 1000 people. The city is located in the internal swamps of Landeyjar and next to the active volcano, which makes the life of the local residents somewhat restless. But despite this, Hvolsvollur is a tourist town offering its guests interesting sights.
General information
The name of the city is translated as "hill", which perfectly characterizes the area on which the city is located. The population is about 900 inhabitants. In the surrounding areas, there are no more than 800 people in total. Road H1 passes through Hvolsvollyur, this solves the issue of a traffic junction. To which many Icelandic towns complain.
The main activity of the inhabitants of Hvolsvollur is agriculture and tourism. This city is actually the only one in Iceland that is not located on the coast or near rivers. Therefore, unlike others, its inhabitants do not engage in fishing or fishing industry. Here there are specialists in agriculture, agrarians, who are worth their weight in Iceland. Hvolsvollyr is the main supplier of products for Reykjavik.
Hvolsvollyur is popular because it is the arena of one of the most famous Icelandic sagas. In the center of the city there is a place dedicated to this page of folklore.
Near the city is the active volcano Eyyafyadlayekudl . In 2010, his activity endangered the inhabitants of a small town and its environs, which caused the evacuation. He helped the Icelanders, who were caught in the boiling lava "Red Cross". Who organized temporary housing and provided everything necessary.
How to get there?
Near the city there is an airport serving domestic flights on the island. But if you decide to travel in Iceland by car, then to Hvolsvollryu you will be traced by routes 1 and 261.