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About Kirkjubæjarklaustur or Klaustur
GPS: 63° 46′ 59,99″ N – -18° 03′ 60.00″ W
Kirkjubæjarklaustur also known as Klaustur is a village in the Skaftárdistrict in South Iceland. It can be convinient to is advisable to stay at Kirkjubæjarklaustur and go on trips from there. Specially if you want to go to the higlands of Iceland and don‘t have a suitible 4×4 vehicle to get there.
The name of the town changed from Kirkjubær to Kirkjubæjarklaustur after there was a nunnery there between the years 1186 and 1554. Place names and legends are related to the monastery period.
Many of Iceland's gems are near Kirkjubæjarklaustur:
- Hólaskjól
- Sveinstindur
- Ófærufoss
- Eldgjá
- Landmannalaugar
- Skaftafell
- Álftavötn
- Fjaðrárgljúfur
- Fagrifoss
- Lakagígar
- Skaftáreldarhraun
- Jökulsárlón
In numbers
- 280 inhabitants