Hólar is located in the Hjaltadalur valley in Skagafjörður, North Iceland. Hólar has a population of around 100 and is the home of the main campus of Holar University College. It’s also a site of historical buildings and archeological excavation, home to the Center for the history of the Icelandic horse, the Hólar cathedral and the turf farm Nýibær.