Glerá River (lit. River of Glass) is a river in northern Iceland. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( It originates from glaciers in the mountains of Tröllaskagi peninsula and also draws water from some fresh water springs on its way down Glerá Valley. "Glacial" and "Glaciation" redirect here For the geological periods see Glacial period. Tröllaskagi is a Peninsula in northern Iceland between the fjords of Eyjafjörður and Skagafjörður. It runs through the town of Akureyri before it flows into the sea in Eyjafjörður. Akureyri ( is a town in the northern part of Iceland; it is the second largest urban area after Greater Reykjavík area but is the fourth Eyjafjörður is the longest Fjord in central northern Iceland. The river formed the sandbank of Oddeyri where it enters the sea. The river was important in the dawn of the industrial age in Akureyri when it was dammed and used to produce electricity in the 20th century. is a process of social and economic change whereby a human group is transformed from a Pre-industrial society into an industrial one A dam is a barrier that divides waters. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water while other structures such as Floodgates, Levees The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The power station has been demolished now but the dam remains.

Glerá running through Akureyri

The river used to separate Akureyri proper from Glerá Village which was the settlement north of Glerá but it merged with the township of Akureyri in early 20th century. Today the part of Akureyri that is north of Glerá is called Glerárhverfi (Glerá Borough) or Þorpið (The Village) and more than 7000 of the town's 17000 residents live there.