Þórshöfn Explained

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).

Climate

The climate is arctic (Koppen: ET) with cold winters and cool summers.

Sights

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SAUÐANESHÚS - THE OLD VICARAGE LANGANES. 2021-03-15 . 2021-03-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210302095640/https://www.northiceland.is/en/what-to-see-do/service/saudaneshus-the-old-vicarage-langanes . dead . dmy-all.
  2. http://kirkjukort.net/kirkjur/saudaneskirkja_0296.html Kirkjur. Saudaneskirkja
  3. Erik van de Perre. Island Bruckman. (in German)