Fljótsdalshreppur

Fljótsdalshreppur
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of the municipality
Fljótsdalshreppur Location of the municipality
Coordinates: 65°49′48″N 15°30′0″W / 65.83000°N 15.50000°W / 65.83000; -15.50000Coordinates: 65°49′48″N 15°30′0″W / 65.83000°N 15.50000°W / 65.83000; -15.50000
Country	Iceland
Region	Eastern Region
Constituency	Northeast Constituency
Government
• Manager	Gunnþórunn Ingólfsdóttir
Area
• Total	1,516 km2 (585 sq mi)
Population
• Total	68
• Density	0.05/km2 (0.1/sq mi)
Municipal number	7505
Website	fljotsdalur.is

Fljótsdalshreppur (Icelandic pronunciation: ​[ˈfljoutsˌtalsˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥]) is a municipality in Iceland. The power house of Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Plant is located in Fljótsdalur. The author Gunnar Gunnarsson was born in Fljótsdalur and in 1939 built a house at Skriðuklaustur designed by German architect Fritz Höger.

Geography[]

The municipality is located in the valley Fljótsdalur (Valley of the River) close to the glacier of Vatnajökull, to the lake of Lagarfljót and south of the forest of Hallormstaður. Hengifoss, the third highest waterfall in Iceland, 128 meters, is located in Hengifossá in Fljótsdalshreppur.

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