Þórshöfn | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Iceland#Europe |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iceland |
Subdivision Type1: | Constituency |
Subdivision Name1: | Northeast Constituency |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Northeastern Region |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Langanesbyggð |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 380 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 66.2°N -35°W |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 680 |
Þórshöfn (in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈθour̥sˌhœpn̥/) or Thorshofn is a small fishing village in northeast Iceland, located on the northern coast of the Langanes peninsula on the Þistilfjörður bay.
The village has a population of 380 people. It is the administrative centre of Langanesbyggð municipality and of the neighbouring Svalbarðshreppur municipality. In Þórshöfn there is a year-round service to tourists, and Icelandair connects the village to Akureyri and Reykjavík with seasonal flights from Þórshöfn Airport.
Þórshöfn is also the Icelandic name of Tórshavn (capital of the Faroe Islands).
The climate is arctic (Koppen: ET) with cold winters and cool summers.
Sauðanes, a farm about seven kilometres north of Þórshöfn on Langanes peninsula, has a church built in 1889 and a parsonage (Sauðaneshús) dating from 1879 which was the first stone building in the Northeastern part of Iceland.[1] The church doors were made of driftwood, and the winged altarpiece dates from 1742.[2] The pulpit was created in the 18th century as well.[3] The parsonage was renovated from 1991 to 2003 and transformed into a museum.