 thumb|gas station in hvolsvÃ¶llur hvolsvÃ¶llur is a small town in the south of iceland about 106&nbsp;km to the east of reykjavÃ­k. it is situated in the inland swamps of landeyjar, in the municipality of rangÃ¡rÃ¾ing eystra and has, as of january 2011, 860 inhabitants. ==overview== the hringvegur (road no.1) traverses the town which has 900 inhabitants. in the surrounding areas there is an additional population of about 800 people, who are also part of the municipality. not far from hvolsvÃ¶llur is an airfield which offers flights to vestmannaeyjar (westman islands). ÃÃ³rsmÃ¶rk, a beautiful valley below the glacier mÃ½rdalsjÃ¶kull, is also not too far away. the area is the scene of one of the most famous sagas of iceland, njÃ¡l's saga. the town of hvolsvÃ¶llur has a saga centre dedicated to this and other icelandic sagas. in 2010, the volcanic eruptions at eyjafjallajÃ¶kull cause
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