Breiðabólsstaðarkirkja () is a Lutheran church at Breiðabólsstaður in

Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla Iceland was historically divided into 23 counties known as ''sýslur'' (), and 23 independent towns known as ''kaupstaðir'' (). Iceland is now split up between 24 sýslumenn (magistrates) that are the highest authority over the local police ( ...

Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...

. The present church was built on timber in 1893, although the site dates back to around 1100.

Hafliði Másson Hafliði Másson (died 1130; Old Norse: ; Modern Icelandic: ) was an Icelandic goði and chieftain in the eleventh to twelfth centuries. He is best known for his dealings with Þorgils Oddason (1080–1151) and for having Iceland's law codified a ...

lived at Breiðabólstaður ca 1100.

Jón Arason Jón Arason (1484 – November 7, 1550) was an Icelandic Roman Catholic bishop and poet, who was executed in his struggle against the Reformation in Iceland. Background Jón Arason was born in Gryta, educated at Munkaþverá, the Benedictine ...

(1484–1550) was linked to the church in the 16th century.

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Breiðabólsstaðarkirkja on the Icelandic Church Map
Churches in Iceland Churches completed in 1893 {{Iceland-church-stub