Fljótshlíð () is a

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in the municipality of

Rangárþing eystra Rangárþing eystra () is a municipality located in southern Iceland in the Southern Region, between Eystri Rangá in the west and Jökulsá á Sólheimasandi in the east. The largest settlements are Skógar and Hvolsvöllur Hvolsvöllur () is ...

in Southern Region,

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. Before the formation of Rangárþing eystra in 2002, Fljótshlíð was its own municipality called Fljótshlíðarhreppur. '' Fljót'' (

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: ''fljóts'') means "river", and '' hlíð'' means "slope". Fljótshlíð lies to the east of

Hvolsvöllur Hvolsvöllur () is a town in the south of Iceland about 106 km to the east of Reykjavík. Overview The name of the town literally translates to "Hillfield". ( in the genitive case) is an archaic form of the modern Icelandic word , meaning ...

and north of the

Markarfljót Markarfljót () is a river in the south of Iceland. It is approximately long and has had in pre-history jökulhlaups which would be potentially catastrophic, if a similar sized one was to happen in the future. Geography The Markarfljót rises ...

river.

Gunnar Hámundarson Gunnar Hámundarson () was a 10th-century Icelandic chieftain. He lived in Hlíðarendi in Fljótshlíð and is probably better known as Gunnar of Hlíðarendi (). He features prominently in the first half of Njáls saga, which tells of the ...

lived in the area in the 10th century. Other notable inhabitants include

Tómas Sæmundsson Tómas Sæmundsson (7 June 1807 – 17 May 1841) was an Icelandic priest, and one of the '' Fjölnismenn'', a group of Icelandic intellectuals who spearheaded the revival of Icelandic national consciousness and gave rise to the Icelandic Indepen ...

, editor of

Fjölnir Fjölnir ( ) is a List of legendary kings of Sweden, legendary king in Norse mythology said to have been the son of Freyr (Frey) and his consort Gerðr (Gertha). The name appears in a variety of forms, including Fiolnir, Fjölner, Fjolner, and F ...

, artist

Nína Sæmundsson Nína Sæmundsson or Nina Saemundsson (born Jónína Sæmundsdóttir; 22 August 1892 – 29 January 1965) was an Icelandic artist, known for her sculptures and paintings. She was active from the 1920s until the 1960s in Los Angeles, New York Cit ...

and poet

Þorsteinn Erlingsson Þorsteinn Erlingsson (1858–1914) was an Icelandic poet. He graduated from Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík in 1883 and went to Copenhagen to study law. He never finished law school but during his time in Copenhagen his poems became known in Icelan ...

. Fljótshlíð was evacuated as a result of the

2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull Between March and June 2010 a series of Volcano, volcanic events at Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland caused Air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption, enormous disruption to air travel across Western Europe. The disruptions st ...

. Fljótshlíð is also where the band Retro Stefson shot a video for the 'Inspired by Iceland' concert series.

References

Southern Region (Iceland) Populated places in Southern Region (Iceland) {{Iceland-geo-stub