Laugar is a

hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

in the Northeastern Region Iceland, on the Reykjadalsá river, a left tributary of the Laxá í Aðaldal river. Route 1 runs through the village between

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and Reykjahlíð. It is largest village in the municipality of

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. In 2018, it had a population of 109 people. Laugar developed around thermal springs, hence its name, which in Icelandic means "hot springs". Laugar is located on the

Diamond Circle The Diamond Circle ( ) is a popular tourist route around Húsavík and Mývatn, Lake Mývatn in North Iceland. The route is fully Paved (road), paved and easily accessible during the summer. The southern section of the route follows Route 1 (Icela ...

tourist route. In its vicinity there are famous tourist attractions: Goðafoss waterfall (approx. to the west) and lake Mývatn (approx. to the southeast). However, to the north of the village, there is lake Vestmannsvatn.

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External links

Official website
Populated places in Northeastern Region (Iceland) {{Iceland-geo-stub