Hólar

Also known as Holar

Hólar (; also Hólar í Hjaltadal ) is a small community in the Skagafjörður district of northern Iceland.

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Place details

Region: Northwest
Country: Ísland
Population: 78

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Hólar
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Church_in_Hólar_with_Hólar_University_College_in_the_background.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Hólar Cathedral
Settlement.image_map: Skagafjordur map.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the Municipality of Skagafjörður
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iceland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northwest Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Northwestern Region
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Skagafjörður
Settlement.population_as_of: January 2011
Settlement.population_total: 89
Settlement.postal_code_type: Post code
Settlement.postal_code: 551

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Hólar
Population: 94
Official website: www.holar.is
Image: Church in Hólar with Hólar University College in the background.jpg

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Commons category: Hólar í Hjaltadal
native label: Hólar
P8168: Heinrich von Podewils

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Hólar (; also Hólar í Hjaltadal ) is a small community in the Skagafjörður district of northern Iceland.

==Location== Hólar is in the valley Hjaltadalur, some from the national capital of Reykjavík. It has a population of around 100. It is the site of the main campus of Hólar University College, a site of historical buildings and archeological excavation, home to the Center for the history of the Icelandic horse, Hólar Cathedral, and the turf house Nýibær.