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Thingvellir National Park

Cultural World Heritage property in Iceland, inscribed in 2004 under criteria (iii), (vi).

Thingvellir National Park, Iceland
Photo: Andreas Tille · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
BathBlaenavon Industrial LandscapeBlenheim Palaceborders of the Roman EmpireBrú na BóinneCastles and Town Walls of King Edward in GwyneddDerwent Valley MillsDurham Castle and CathedralFlow CountryForth BridgeFountains AbbeyGiant's CausewayHeart of Neolithic OrkneyIronbridge GorgeJodrell Bank ObservatoryJurassic CoastKew GardensLake DistrictMaritime GreenwichNew LanarkOld and New Towns of EdinburghPalace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret's ChurchPontcysyllte AqueductSaltaireSkellig MichaelSt KildaStonehengeSurtseyThe Slate Landscape of Northwest WalesThingvellir National ParkTower of LondonVatnajökull National Park64.258° N, 21.125° W
State Party
Iceland
Year of inscription
2004
Criteria
iiivi
Area of property
22,789 ha
Location
Bláskógabyggð, Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur
What it is
national park, graben
Founded or built
1928
Elevation
120 m
Next to
Öxará
Official website
thingvellir.is/en
Reference
WHC 1152 · Wikidata Q107370

Why it is on the List

(iii)A unique or exceptional witness to a cultural tradition or a civilisation, living or vanished.(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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Straight-line distance between the recorded coordinates.

Surtsey, Iceland109 kmSurtseyIceland · 2008NaturalVatnajökull National Park, Iceland200 kmVatnajökull National ParkIceland · 2019NaturalSt Kilda, United Kingdom981 kmSt KildaUnited Kingdom · 1986MixedHeart of Neolithic Orkney, United Kingdom1107 kmHeart of Neolithic OrkneyUnited Kingdom · 1999CulturalFlow Country, United Kingdom1133 kmFlow CountryUnited Kingdom · 2024NaturalKujataa, Greenland1285 kmKujataaGreenland · 2017Cultural
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