last session held at Þingvellir in 1798. Since 1881, the parliament has been located within Alþingishúsið in Reykjavík. Þingvellir is now a national park... 24 KB (2,345 words) - 05:53, 5 April 2024 |
Þingvallavatn Lake in the Þingvellir National Park in Iceland. Silfra lies in the Þingvellir valley and within the Þingvellir National Park. The valley... 7 KB (865 words) - 18:03, 12 February 2024 |
surviving parliaments in the world. The Althing was founded in 930 at Þingvellir ('thing fields' or 'assembly fields'), situated approximately 45 kilometres... 46 KB (2,641 words) - 00:18, 2 May 2024 |
are held. The prime minister has a summer residence, Þingvallabær in Þingvellir. The prime minister also has a reception house at Tjarnargata, Reykjavik... 35 KB (263 words) - 07:24, 3 May 2024 |
- Þingvellir / Thingvellir. Notable for its tectonic and volcanic environment in a rift valley. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge passes across the Thingvellir National... 216 KB (16,712 words) - 23:23, 21 April 2024 |
was the Þingvellir National Park, in 2004. Two further sites were added later, Surtsey in 2008 and Vatnajökull National Park in 2019. Þingvellir is a cultural... 14 KB (563 words) - 16:15, 29 December 2023 |