The THING ProjectThe THING Project is based on the Thing sites that are the assembly sites spread across North West Europe as a result of the Viking diaspora and Norse settlements.
World heritageThingvellir was accepted on the World Heritage list for its cultural values in 2004 at World Heritage Committee meeting in China.
Protection and managementThingvellir National Park was designated by a special law on the protection of the area, passed by the Alþing on 7th May, 1928.