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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Þingvellir National Park' has mentioned 'National park' in the following places:
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| xc3x9eingvellir National ParkIUCN category II (national park)xc3x9eingvellir from the information centre overlookArea9,270xc2xa0ha (35.8xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi)Established1930xc2xa0(1930)[1] UNESCO World Heritage SiteOfficialxc2xa0namexc3x9eingvellir National ParkLocationSouthern Region, IcelandCriteriaCultural:xc2xa0(iii), (vi)Reference1152Inscription2004 (28th session)Websitewww.thingvellir.is/english/ Coordinates64xc2xb015xe2x80xb213.7xe2x80xb3N 21xc2xb02xe2x80xb214.1xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf64.253806xc2xb0N 21.037250xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 64.253806; -21.037250Coordinates: 64xc2xb015xe2x80xb213.7xe2x80xb3N 21xc2xb02xe2x80xb214.1xe2x80xb3Wxefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf64.253806xc2xb0N 21.037250xc2xb0Wxefxbbxbf / 64.253806; -21.037250Location of xc3x9eingvellir in Iceland | WIKI |
| xc3x9eingvellir is now a national park in the municipality of Blxc3xa1skxc3xb3gabyggxc3xb0 in southwestern Iceland, about 40xc2xa0km northeast of Iceland's capital, Reykjavxc3xadk. | WIKI |
| xc3x9eingvellir became a national park as a result of legislation passed in 1928 to protect the remains of the parliament site, thus creating the first national park in Iceland. | WIKI |
| The river xc3x96xarxc3xa1 traverses the national park and forms a waterfall at the Almannagjxc3xa1, called xc3x96xarxc3xa1rfoss. | WIKI |
| xc3x9eingvellir National Park is popular with tourists, and is one of the three key attractions within the Golden Circle. | WIKI |
| A rift valley with its high cliffs makes xc3x9eingvellir National Park a magnificent natural backdrop for the open air parliamentary assembly (or Alxc3xbeing) of Iceland, which was held there annually from around 930 AD to 1798. | UNESCO |
| The property includes the xc3x9eingvellir National Park and the remains of the Alxc3xbeing itself: fragments of around 50 booths built from turf and stone. | UNESCO |
| xc3x9eingvellir National Park is located in an active volcanic area, just 49 km east of Reykjavxc3xadk, the capital of Iceland, and covers 24,000 ha, of which 9,270 ha constitute the World Heritage property. | UNESCO |
| The National Park is enclosed by a varied belt of mountains on three sides, featuring grass-covered lava fields, and Lake xc3x9eingvallavatn lies at its southern end. | UNESCO |
| Furthermore, the Alxc3xbeing is closely linked to its hinterland (now the landscape of the National Park), an agricultural land that was traditionally used as grazing grounds for those attending the Alxc3xbeing, and across which the tracks led to the Assembly grounds. | UNESCO |
| Criterion (iii): The Alxc3xbeing and its hinterland, the xc3x9eingvellir National Park, represent, through the remains of the assembly ground, the booths for those who attended, and through landscape evidence of settlement extending back possibly to the time the assembly was established, a unique reflection of medieval Norse/Germanic culture and one that persisted in essence from its foundation in 930 AD until the 18th century. | UNESCO |
| In 2004, the National Park was enlarged by legislative Act no. | UNESCO |
| xc3x9eingvellir National Park has remained under the same administration arrangement (the xc3x9eingvellir Commission) since it was founded in 1930. | UNESCO |
| Thus, the supervisory duties of the National Park administration and its responsibility for conditions in the Park and its impact area are very strong. | UNESCO |
| The Park administration pursues all possibilities to ensure that the National Park does not deteriorate and that it is run in a sustainable fashion. | UNESCO |
| Four permanent staff work for the xc3x9eingvellir National Park on a year-round basis. | UNESCO |
| Its main objectives are to safeguard the natural historical area and heritage sites of the National Park for the future, while also making preparations for visitors, whose numbers may be expected to rise steadily. | UNESCO |