Fljótshlíð is a rural area in the municipality of Rangárþing eystra

Rangárþing eystra

Rangárþing eystra is a municipality located in southern Iceland in the region Suðurland, between Eystri Rangá in the west and Jökulsá á Sólheimasandi in the east.As of 2007, it had a total population of 1,741. The total area is 1,841 km²....

 in Suðurland

Suðurland

Suðurland is a region of Iceland known as "South Iceland". The population of the region was 23,311 . The biggest town in the region is Selfoss, with a population of 6000 inhabitants.- External links :**...

, southern Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

. Fljót means "river" and hlíð means "mountain side", which refers to its location north of one of the major rivers in Iceland.

Fljótshlíð lies to the east of Hvolsvöllur

Hvolsvöllur

Hvolsvöllur is a small town in the south of Iceland about 106 km to the east of Reykjavík.It is situated in the inland swamps of Landeyjar, in the municipality of Rangárþing eystra and has, as of January 2011, 860 inhabitants.-Overview:...

 and north of the Markarfljót

Markarfljót

Markarfljót is a river in the south of Iceland. It is approximately 100 kilometers long.The Markarfljót rises in the Rauðafossafjöll massif, east of the volcano Hekla. The main sources for the river are the glaciers Mýrdalsjökull and Eyjafjallajökull...

 river. Gunnar Hámundarson

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...

 lived in the area in the 10th century. Other notable inhabitants include Tómas Sæmundsson, editor of Fjölnir

Fjölnir (journal)

Fjölnir is an Icelandic journal which was first published in Copenhagen in 1835. The journal was used by Jónas Hallgrímsson and other Icelandic romantic nationalist poets to invoke nationalism in the hearts of the Icelandic people in the hopes of raising support for Icelandic independence....

, artist Nína Sæmundsson and poet Þorsteinn Erlingsson

Þorsteinn Erlingsson

Þorsteinn Erlingsson , 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 Iceland. He returned to his home country in 1895 and died of pneumonia in...

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Fljótshlíð was evacuated as a result of the 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull

2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull

The 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull were volcanic events at Eyjafjöll in Iceland which, although relatively small for volcanic eruptions, caused enormous disruption to air travel across western and northern Europe over an initial period of six days in April 2010. Additional localised disruption...

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