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Reykjaströnd
Reykjaströnd ("Reykir Beach") is a district on the west side of Skagafjörður, Iceland, at the base of Tindastóll mountain. Rekjaströnd begins along the Gönguskarðsá river and continues north for the length of Tindastóll, until it reaches so-called "Landsend." Geography The lowland is not wide, but is extensively covered in vegetation. There are quite a few farms, the most famous of which is Fagranes, which was for many years a church site and rectory, and the outermost farm Reykir, for which the beach is named. The hot spring Grettislaug is also in Reykjaströnd. There is a small harbor in Reykir from which people used to fish and sail to Drangey. The people of Reykjaströnd previously received extensive advantages from Drangey including extra access to driftwood. It used to be possible to get to Reykjaströnd by going north over Tindastóll to Sævarland in Laxárdalur valley during neap tide Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fagranes (Skagafjörður)
Fagranes is a farm in the Reykjaströnd district in Skagafjörður, Iceland, off the east of Tindastóll mountain. It was the location of a church and vicarage, but the church was decommissioned in 1892 and the vicarage moved to Sauðárkrókur. The church had an old pulpit thought to be from the time of bishop Guðbrandur Þorláksson. It is now in the National Museum of Iceland. Jón Eiríksson, called (the Earl of Drangey Drangey () or Drang Isle is an uninhabited island in the Skagafjörður fjord in northern Iceland. It is the remnant of a 700,000‑year‑old volcano, mostly made of volcanic palagonite tuff, forming a massive rock fortress. The island was fir ...), now lives in Fagranes and has long made use of Drangey's resources and maintained its landing site. He regularly sails to the island with tourists and has built a landing site in Reykir. He also oversaw the construction of Grettislaug in Reykir in 1992. There is a monument to Grettir ("the strong") Ásm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reykir
Reykir is the outermost abandoned farm in the Reykjaströnd district of Skagafjörður, Iceland. A narrow peninsula, called Reykjadiskur, extends northward from the farm. The location is also home to a warm spring mentioned in the sagas that is now a tourist destination On the coast of Reykir is Glerhallavík, located at the foot of Tindastóll mountain. It was previously an area with a lot of chalcedony—white quartz stones—which were polished by the coastal waves, but now the stones have mostly disappeared because people have collected them, despite this being prohibited. In nearby Sandfell, there used to be an Iceland spar mine. According to Grettis saga, there was a church at Reykir, but no other source mentions it. Grettislaug alt=Grettislaug and the second pool, Grettislaug Reykir is also a source of geothermal power, as the Icelandic name suggests (the word also used to refer to "fumes"). According to the sagas, Grettir sterki ("the strong") Ásmundarson wen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tindastóll Mountain
Tindastóll () is a mountain located on the far west side of Skagafjörður County, Iceland and to the north of Sauðárkrókur. It is one of the best-known mountains in the region, and it provides an excellent view in clear weather. The name of the mountain is often shortened to ("the chair"), but it would have previously been called . It is said to have been named after the settler Eilífur örn ("the eagle") Atlason. Tindastóll is a large mountain with a width of around 20 kilometers. At the eastern base the mountain, along the sea, is the district of Reykjaströnd, and to the west of the mountain is Laxárdalur. South and southwest of Tindastóll are Gönguskörð, and the northernmost part of the mountain continues into the sea; it is very difficult to get between Reykjaströnd and Laxárdalur via that route. At the top of the mountain there is a pond and, according to a well-known folk tale, wishing stones float on the lake every year on the eve of John the Baptist's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 region's westernmost and most list of countries and dependencies by population density, sparsely populated country. Its Capital city, capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 36% of the country's roughly 380,000 residents (excluding nearby towns/suburbs, which are separate municipalities). The official language of the country is Icelandic language, Icelandic. Iceland is on a rift between Plate tectonics, tectonic plates, and its geologic activity includes geysers and frequent Types of volcanic eruptions, volcanic eruptions. The interior consists of a volcanic plateau with sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers, and many Glacial stream, glacial rivers flow to the sea through the Upland and lowland, lowlands. Iceland i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skagafjörður (municipality)
Skagafjörður () is a municipality that covers most of the land area of the region around the fjord with the same name (see Skagafjörður for details on the region) in northern Iceland. Overview The municipality was created in 1998 when 11 out of the 12 municipalities in Skagafjörður held votes on whether they should merge or not. The merge was approved in all the municipalities that held the vote. Akrahreppur was the only municipality in Skagafjörður that did not participate. In February 2022, residents of Akrahreppur and Skagafjörður voted to merge into a single municipality; the merger will be formalized in the spring of 2022. The merge joined the town of Sauðárkrókur, the villages of Hofsós and Varmahlíð and several rural districts. It also includes the historic cathedral site of Hólar which is the site of a growing university today. Localities * Ábær * Hofsós * Hólar * Keta * Miklibær * Reynistaður * Sauðárkrókur * Silfrastaðir * Varmah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skagafjörður
Skagafjörður () is a deep fjord and its valley in northern Iceland. Location Skagafjörður, the fjord, is about 40 km long and 15 km wide, situated between Tröllaskagi to the east and the Skagi, Skagi Peninsula to the west. There are two municipalities in the area, Skagafjörður Municipality (approx. 4140 inhabitants) and Akrahreppur, Akrahreppur Municipality (approx. 210 inhabitants). This is one of Iceland's most prosperous agricultural regions, with widespread dairy and sheep farming in addition to the horse breeding for which the district is famed. Skagafjörður is the only county in Iceland where horses outnumber people. It is a centre for agriculture, and some fisheries are also based in the settlements of Sauðárkrókur and Hofsós. The people living in Skagafjörður have a reputation for choir singing, horsemanship, and gatherings. There are three islands in the bay: Málmey, Drangey and Lundey, Skagafjörður, Lundey (Puffin Island). The bay is l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |