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| Skálholt in Biskupstungur is one of Icelandôs most important historic sites. The countryââ¬â¢s first bishop, ÃÂsleifur Gissurarson, ordained in 1056, settled at Skálholt, which was the episcopal see of South Iceland and a center of culture and education for 700 years. Today it is dominated by a cathedral which is surrounded by an educational and cultural center for the national Lutheran church. |
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