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[[File:Monument to Stephan Stephansson.jpg|right|thumb|150 px| Stephan Stephansson monument at Vatnsskarð pass]] |
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[[Image:East from Vatnsskarð.jpg|thumb|right|300px|View east across Skagafjörður, from Vatnsskarð pass, just south of Varmahlíð]] |
[[Image:East from Vatnsskarð.jpg|thumb|right|300px|View east across Skagafjörður, from Vatnsskarð pass, just south of Varmahlíð]] |
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'''Varmahlíð''' is a small village in [[Skagafjörður]] in northern [[Iceland |
'''Varmahlíð''' is a small village in [[Skagafjörður]] in northern [[Iceland]]. Around 120 people live on the eastern slope of the hill for which the town is named. |
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Varmahlíð is on the ring road Route 1 by the crossroads to [[Saudarkrokur]] and [[Akureyri]]. It is situated approximately 24km south Sauðárkrókur. Varmahlíð is located in the middle of a flourishing agricultural area, where the [[Icelandic horse]] has been treasured for centuries. One of the main industries is horse-raising. An abundance of geothermal hot water is under the area. Hence a number of greenhouses in the hamlet cultivate tropical and sub-tropical fruits and vegetables.<ref>[http://www.travelnet.is/Regional_information/North_Iceland/Varmahlid/ ''Varmahlíð'' (Welcome to Varmahlíð)]</ref> |
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Varmahlið stands high on the western side of a valley, on the crossroads at the foot of Vatnskarð pass. Near Varmahlíð stands the turf roofed church at Víðimýri, built in 1834 home to a magnificent altarpiece dating from 1727. The monument to Icelandic poet [[Stephan Stephansson]] is located at Vatnsskarð pass. |
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Revision as of 21:14, 26 February 2011
Varmahlíð is a small village in Skagafjörður in northern Iceland. Around 120 people live on the eastern slope of the hill for which the town is named.
Varmahlíð is on the ring road Route 1 by the crossroads to Saudarkrokur and Akureyri. It is situated approximately 24km south Sauðárkrókur. Varmahlíð is located in the middle of a flourishing agricultural area, where the Icelandic horse has been treasured for centuries. One of the main industries is horse-raising. An abundance of geothermal hot water is under the area. Hence a number of greenhouses in the hamlet cultivate tropical and sub-tropical fruits and vegetables.[1]
Varmahlið stands high on the western side of a valley, on the crossroads at the foot of Vatnskarð pass. Near Varmahlíð stands the turf roofed church at Víðimýri, built in 1834 home to a magnificent altarpiece dating from 1727. The monument to Icelandic poet Stephan Stephansson is located at Vatnsskarð pass.
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