Hveragerði

Hveragerði (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkʰvɛːraˌcɛrðɪ, ˈxʷɛː-] ^ⓘ, "hot-spring yard") is a town and municipality in the south of Iceland, 45 km (28 mi) east of Reykjavík on Iceland's main ringroad, Route 1. The river Varmá runs through the town. With an area of 9 square kilometers (3.5 sq mi), Hveragerði is the third smallest municipality in Iceland by size.

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Hveragerðisbær
Municipality
View from Hellisheiði down over Hveragerði
Location of Hveragerðisbær
Hveragerðisbær
Coordinates: 63.9992211°N 21.2065315°W / 63.9992211; -21.2065315
Country	Iceland
Region	Southern Region
Constituency	South Constituency
Government
• Manager	Geir Sveinsson
Area
• Total	9 km² (3 sq mi)
Population
• Total	2,657
• Density	295.22/km² (764.6/sq mi)
Postal code(s)	810
Municipal number	8716
Website	hveragerdi.is

Thumb — Hot springs in Hveragerði near river Varmá

Overview

The surrounding area is part of the Hengill central volcano, and is geothermally active and experiences very frequent (usually minor) earthquakes. The town is known for its greenhouses, which are heated by hot water from volcanic hot springs. The first greenhouse was built in 1923.^[1] These springs are the site of occurrence of certain extremophile micro-organisms, that are capable of surviving in extremely hot environments. Close to the church is a hot spring called Sandhólshver ([ˈsantˌhoulsˌkʰvɛːr̥, -xʷɛːr̥], "sand hill hot-spring"), formed during the violent South Iceland earthquake of 1896. A fenced-off geothermal area in the town has numerous hot springs and fumaroles.

Hveragerði contains a number of greenhouses and is a hotbed for Icelandic horticulture.

To the south of Hveragerði, there is the small port of Þorlákshöfn, winter point of departure for the ferry to the Westman Islands.

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History

Water from hot springs has been used for heating in this area since 1929.^[2] Hveragerði had 121 inhabitants in 1940 and 399 in 1946.^[3] Hveragerði was awarded municipal status (kaupstaðuréttindi) on 1 July 1987.^[4] In 1989 the town had 1.593 inhabitants.^[5] On 29 May 2008 people were injured and many buildings in Hveragerði and its surroundings were damaged by a M_w6.3 earthquake.

Buildings and Culture

Hveragerðiskirkja, a modern Protestant church, was built 1967–72.^[6] Listasafn Árnesinga is a museum of arts founded in 1963 where about 500 pieces of art are exhibited.^[7] The exhibition Skjálftinn 2008 in Sunnumörk shopping centre refers to the earthquake of 2008.^[8] The town has one of Iceland's two largest swimming pools, called Laugasgarður, tied with Laugardalslaug in Reykjavik, which has two 50 m long swimming pools.

Parks

Hveragarðurinn is a park with various hot springs and fumaroles and information boards providing explanations on the occurrence.^[9] In Lystigarðurinn Fossflöt, a park which was founded in 1983, a hydroelectric power station can be visited which was built as early as 1902 beside the waterfall Reykjafoss.^[10]

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Climate

More information Climate data for Reykir í Ölfusi (1981–2000), Month ...

Climate data for Reykir í Ölfusi (1981–2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	8.2 (46.8)	9.0 (48.2)	8.6 (47.5)	15.1 (59.2)	19.2 (66.6)	24.0 (75.2)	23.3 (73.9)	21.0 (69.8)	18.5 (65.3)	13.0 (55.4)	10.9 (51.6)	10.5 (50.9)	24.0 (75.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	2.2 (36.0)	2.2 (36.0)	2.2 (36.0)	5.0 (41.0)	9.3 (48.7)	12.2 (54.0)	14.0 (57.2)	13.2 (55.8)	10.3 (50.5)	6.3 (43.3)	3.8 (38.8)	2.4 (36.3)	6.9 (44.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−0.2 (31.6)	−0.1 (31.8)	-0.0 (32.0)	2.2 (36.0)	6.2 (43.2)	9.0 (48.2)	10.8 (51.4)	10.3 (50.5)	7.6 (45.7)	4.3 (39.7)	1.8 (35.2)	0.1 (32.2)	4.3 (39.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−2.7 (27.1)	−2.6 (27.3)	−2.6 (27.3)	−0.1 (31.8)	3.8 (38.8)	6.7 (44.1)	8.6 (47.5)	8.3 (46.9)	5.4 (41.7)	2.1 (35.8)	−0.3 (31.5)	−2.1 (28.2)	2.0 (35.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−14.4 (6.1)	−12.7 (9.1)	−14.9 (5.2)	−10.1 (13.8)	−7.3 (18.9)	−1.3 (29.7)	2.1 (35.8)	0.9 (33.6)	−3.1 (26.4)	−7.1 (19.2)	−11.2 (11.8)	−13.7 (7.3)	−14.9 (5.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	138.5 (5.45)	139.6 (5.50)	145.6 (5.73)	110.0 (4.33)	127.0 (5.00)	112.7 (4.44)	141.5 (5.57)	159.1 (6.26)	137.8 (5.43)	149.3 (5.88)	133.1 (5.24)	146.2 (5.76)	1,640.4 (64.59)
Mean monthly sunshine hours	18.2	46.4	100.8	147.5	159.0	150.8	142.3	125.2	112.2	81.3	40.3	14.1	1,138.1
Source: Icelandic Met Office^[12]

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Overview

History

Buildings and Culture

Parks

Sport

Twin towns – sister cities

Climate

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References

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