Möðrudalur | |
Pushpin Map: | Iceland |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Möðrudalur in Iceland |
Coordinates: | 65.3742°N -15.8844°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iceland |
Subdivision Type1: | Constituency |
Subdivision Name1: | Northeast Constituency |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Eastern Region |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Múlaþing |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 469 |
Möðrudalur (in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈmœðrʏˌtaːlʏr̥/) is a farm settlement in Norður-Múlasýsla in Eastern Iceland, and the highest inhabited place in the country, at 469 m (1,539 ft) above sea level.[1]
Möðrudalur is a popular tourist destination, and was formerly located on The Ring Road until the road was moved to its current Háreksstaðaleið route to the north of Möðrudalur.
A church was built in Möðrudalur in 1949 by Jón A. Stefánsson. A guesthouse, a small store and a restaurant are operated in the area. Nearby the settlement one finds also the Kunsthalle Tropical.
The lowest temperature ever recorded in Iceland, -38.0 °C (-36.4 °F) was recorded concurrently in Möðrudalur and the neighboring Grímsstaðir on 21 January 1918.[2]