{"id":1152,"date":"2020-04-23T11:04:39","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T11:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitegilsstadir.is\/?p=1152"},"modified":"2020-05-11T13:30:47","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T13:30:47","slug":"geirstadakirkja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitegilsstadir.is\/en\/things-to-see\/geirstadakirkja\/","title":{"rendered":"Geirssta\u00f0akirkja"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;12px||17px|||&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;2px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/visitegilsstadir.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/geirstadakirkja1.jpg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>There is a beautiful little turf church named Geirssta\u00f0akirkja situated on the farmland of Litli Bakki. 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