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Heimaey Stave Church is a close replica of the 12th-century Haltdalen stave church, a gift from Norway marking a thousand years of Christianity in Iceland. Built in Norway and completed here on 30 July 2000, it stands at Skansinn by the harbour on ground formed by the lava of the 1973 Eldfell eruption.
Eldfell is a volcanic cone about 200 metres high on the east side of Heimaey, formed in an eruption that began without warning on 23 January 1973. Ash and lava destroyed around 400 homes, and pumping sea water onto the lava flow kept the harbour open. Marked paths lead up the red slopes to the crater rim, with views over the town.
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