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Timeline Of Reykjavík
__NOTOC__ The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Reykjavík, Iceland. Prior to 20th century * 1750s – textile workshops established. * 1752 – (house) built. * 1771 – Prison begins operating. * 1785 – "Skálholt bishop's seat is moved to Reykjavík." * 1786 ** Town charter granted by Danish government. ** Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík (school) active. * 1796 – Lutheran Reykjavík Cathedral built. * 1798 – Alþingi (Icelandic assembly, Althingi or Althing) relocated to Reykjavík from Þingvellir. * 1800 ** 6 June: Althingi abolished. ** 11 July: "A new high court in Reykjavík takes over the responsibilities of Althingi." * 1801 – Lutheran Bishop of Iceland headquartered in Reykjavík. * 1816 – Icelandic Literary Society founded. * 1825 – begins operating. * 1845 – Althingi active again. * 1846 – Latin School relocated to Reykjavík from Bessastaðir. * 1847 – Theological seminary established. * 1848 – ' newspaper begins publicati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. Reykjavík has a population of around 139,000 as of 2025. The surrounding Capital Region (Iceland), Capital Region has a population of around 249,000, constituting around 64% of the country's population. Reykjavík is believed to be the location of the first permanent settlement in Iceland, which, according to , was established by Ingólfr Arnarson, Ingólfur Arnarson in 874 Anno Domini, AD. Until the 18th century, there was no urban development in the city location. The city was officially founded in 1786 as a trading town and grew steadily over the following decades, as it transformed into a regional and later Country, national centre of commerce, population, and governmental activities. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reykjavík Theatre Company
The Reykjavík Theatre Company (RTC) was founded in 1897 when two existing companies in Reykjavík combined, performing in the then newly built Iðnó (Craftsmens' House). With Indriði Einarsson (1851–1939) as its director, RTC became the fertile ground in which Iceland's professional theatre developed. Einarsson's dedication to professional theatre champion Sigurður Guðmundsson's (1833–1874) vision of a permanent National Theatre was key in the evolution of Iceland's professional theatre. History RTC was the birthplace of Icelandic theatre, eventually giving rise to Iceland's National Theatre in 1950. Some of Iceland's most renowned talent, like Stefanía Guðmundsdóttir (1876–1926), played the RTC stage. RTC has had many Directors over the years, including Einar H. Kvaran (1859–1938), Sigurjónsson, Indridi Waage (1902–1963), Lárus Pálsson (1914–1968), Gerd Grieg, Stephensen, Brynjólfur Jóhannesson (1897–1974) and Sveinn Einarsson (b. 1934). Einarsso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keflavík
Keflavík (pronounced , meaning ''Driftwood Bay'') is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129. In 1995, Keflavík merged with nearby Njarðvík and Hafnir to form the municipality of Reykjanesbær. Keflavík International Airport, the country's largest airport (serving nearby Reykjavík) is adjacent to the town. History Keflavík was founded by Scottish entrepreneurs and engineers in the 16th century, and developed on account of its fishing and fish processing industry. In the 1940s an airport was built next to the town by the United States military, which served as an important refueling stop for trans-Atlantic flights, especially during World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Route 41 (Iceland)
Route 41, known as (, ) in Icelandic language, Icelandic, is a highway in southwest Iceland, running along the northern shore of Southern Peninsula (Iceland), Reykjanes Peninsula from Keflavík Airport to the Capital Region (Iceland), Capital Region. The current road is mostly dual carriageway with four lanes and controlled-access, grade separated junctions. In addition to being the main road between Reykjavík and Keflavík Airport, it serves as a major traffic artery in the eastern and southern suburbs of the Capital Region (Iceland), Capital Region. It runs from the intersection of south towards Hafnarfjörður, where it bends, and continues from there to Keflavík. History The original road was finished in 1912. This road was called (, ) but the name is now given to route 424 that runs from Reykjanesbraut through outer Njarðvík and Keflavík, which comprises much of the original 1912 road. In the years 1960 to 1965, a new paved road was constructed. From 1965 until 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Iceland
The University of Iceland ( ) is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland, and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education. Founded in 1911, it has grown steadily from a small civil servants' school to a modern comprehensive university, providing instruction for about 14,000 students in twenty-five faculties. Teaching and research is conducted in social sciences, humanities, law, medicine, natural sciences, engineering and teacher education. It has a campus concentrated around ''Suðurgata'', a street in central Reykjavík, with additional facilities located in nearby areas as well as in the countryside. History The University of Iceland was founded by the on 17 June 1911, uniting three former post-secondary institutions: ''Prestaskólinn'', ''Læknaskólinn'' and ''Lagaskólinn'', which taught theology, medicine and law, respectively. The university originally had only faculties for these three fields, in addition to a faculty of humanities. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allen Kent
Allen Kent (October 24, 1921 – May 1, 2014) was an American information scientist. Early life He was born in New York City.Dr. Allen Kent, Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, Passed Away at 92 Years ASIS&T obituary, 2014 At , he earned a degree in . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Safnahúsið
Safnahúsið (, "the Culture House"), formerly Þjóðmenningarhúsið , is an exhibition space in Reykjavík, Iceland, which houses an exhibition, ''Points of View'', drawn from various national museums and other cultural institutions. It has been part of the National Museum of Iceland since 2013. The director is Markús Þór Andrésson. The building, Hverfisgata 15, was constructed to house the National Library and at one time also housed a number of other museums. Building Safnahúsið was constructed in 1906–08 to a design by the Danish architect Johannes Magdahl Nielsen, to house the National Library (now combined with the library of the University of Iceland to form the National and University Library of Iceland) and the National Archives. The façade is decorated with crests bearing the names of literary figures. It was originally to be built of dolerite, like the parliament house, and to have a copper roof, but this was judged to be too expensive so the building was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National American Woman Suffrage Association
The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) was an organization formed on February 18, 1890, to advocate in favor of women's suffrage in the United States. It was created by the merger of two existing organizations, the National Woman Suffrage Association (NWSA) and the American Woman Suffrage Association (AWSA). Its membership, which was about seven thousand at the time it was formed, eventually increased to two million, making it the largest voluntary organization in the nation. It played a pivotal role in the passing of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which in 1920 guaranteed women's right to vote. Susan B. Anthony, a long-time leader in the suffrage movement, was the dominant figure in the newly formed NAWSA. Carrie Chapman Catt, who became president after Anthony retired in 1900, implemented a strategy of recruiting wealthy members of the rapidly growing women's club movement, whose time, money and experience could help build the su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ida Husted Harper
Ida Husted Harper (February 18, 1851 – March 14, 1931) was an American author, journalist, columnist, and suffragist, as well as the author of a three-volume biography of suffrage leader Susan B. Anthony at Anthony's request. Harper also co-edited and collaborated with Anthony on volume four (1902) of the six-volume ''History of Woman Suffrage'' and completed the project by solo writing volumes five and six (1922) after Anthony's death. In addition, Harper served as secretary of the Indiana chapter of the National Woman Suffrage Association, became a prominent figure in the women's suffrage movement in the U.S., and wrote columns on women's issues for numerous newspapers across the United States. Harper traveled extensively, delivered lectures in support of women's rights, handled press relations for a women's suffrage amendment in California, headed the National American Woman Suffrage Association's national press bureau in New York City and the editorial correspondence de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women's Suffrage
Women's suffrage is the women's rights, right of women to Suffrage, vote in elections. Several instances occurred in recent centuries where women were selectively given, then stripped of, the right to vote. In Sweden, conditional women's suffrage was in effect during the Age of Liberty (1718–1772), as well as in American Revolution, Revolutionary and early-independence Women's suffrage in New Jersey, New Jersey (1776–1807) in the US.Karlsson Sjögren, Åsa, ''Männen, kvinnorna och rösträtten: medborgarskap och representation 1723–1866'' [Men, women, and suffrage: citizenship and representation 1723–1866], Carlsson, Stockholm, 2006 (in Swedish). Pitcairn Islands, Pitcairn Island allowed women to vote for its councils in 1838. The Kingdom of Hawai'i, which originally had universal suffrage in 1840, rescinded this in 1852 and was subsequently annexed by the United States in 1898. In the years after 1869, a number of provinces held by the British Empire, British and Russi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur
Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur (, ), commonly known as ÍR, is an Icelandic multi-sport club, based in the suburb of Breiðholt in Reykjavík. It has teams in football, handball, basketball, athletics, tenpin bowling, skiing, karate, taekwondo and judo. Athletics Notable athletes * Aníta Hinriksdóttir Iceland national record holder in the women's 800 meters and 2000 meters steeplechase. In 2013, Aníta won the 800 meters at the World Youth Championships in athletics and the European Junior Championships in athletics. *Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson - A multi-sport athlete who competed in sprinting in the 1948 Summer Olympics. *Vala Flosadóttir - Former women's pole vault indoor world record holder and third place at the Sydney Olympic games 2000. *Vilhjálmur Einarsson - Iceland national record holder in the men's triple jump and silver medalist at the Melbourne Olympic games 1956. * Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen - Record goalscorer for the Icelandic national football team played in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fríkirkjan í Reykjavík
The Fríkirkjan í Reykjavík ( English: The Free Church in Reykjavik) is a Lutheran church independent from the Church of Iceland, the established church of Iceland. It lies in the centre of the Icelandic capital, by the lake Tjörnin. The Fríkirkjan í Reykjavík congregation was established in Reykjavík in the autumn of 1899. It had an initial membership of 600 which soon rose. The foundation of the Free Church did not spring from any doctrinal dispute with the national Lutheran church, but arose from objections to certain aspects of the national church's organisations. The Free church followed the example of churches in Norway and those of Icelandic immigrant communities in North America, in wishing to bring the church closer to the people. The rising population of Reykjavík and the concomitant social changes also contributed. Craftsmen and tradesman were growing classes in the town, and new districts were built, and yet Reykjavík Cathedral was still the only church. Sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
