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Borgarfjarðarhreppur
Borgarfjarðarhreppur () is a municipality in Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s .... Its main settlement is Bakkagerði. It is located in the Austurland region, in the eastern part of the country, 400 km east of Reykjavík, the country's capital. The average temperature is -2 °C. The warmest month is July, at 9 °C, and the coldest month is February, at -8 °C. . NASA. References Municipalities of Iceland < ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakkagerði
Bakkagerði () is a coastal Hamlet (place), hamlet in eastern Iceland. It is a part of the municipality of Múlaþing and situated on the coast of the Borgarfjörður Eystri. History Bakkagerði was declared an official trading place in 1894 when Iceland was still a part of Denmark. The present harbour was built in 1943, enlarged in 1974 and improved in 2001. In 2020 Bakkagerði, which was a part of the municipality of Borgarfjarðarhreppur, united with Seyðisfjörður, Djúpivogur and Fljótsdalshérað to form the new community of Múlaþing which is the largest community in Iceland. Culture Jóhannes Sveinsson Kjarval, one of the most important Icelandic painters, was born and raised in Bakkagerði. In 1914 he created one of his masterpieces, showing Jesus holding the Sermon on the Mount, in this village. On the painting ''Álfaborg'', a famous rock close to the village, and the mountain range ''Dyrfjöll'' are clearly regognizable. The piece of art which is one of the mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
