Reykhólar

Reykhólar ( Isl Reykhólar "smoking hills " ) is the capital of the homonymous municipality Reykhólahreppur in the southern Westfjords region in northwestern Iceland. On January 1, 2009 Location 134 inhabitants.

Geography

The town lies on Breiðafjörður on the Reykjanes Peninsula, south and at the foot of Reykjnanesfjall. The place is located in a geothermal area.

Climate

The annual average in Reykhólar is 3.9 ° C., the amount of precipitation 543 mm. The highest temperatures are reached in July.

History

Settlements on the site of the present Reykhólar are detectable since the Conquest period. In the Middle Ages the court with the relevant possessions was one of the richest in the country and its owners were influential men. Because to the original Reykhólar include a large number of islands in Breiðafjörður, which means that the owner of many additional revenues from hunting - had to have, fishing and the eiders breeding - mainly on seals.

This area is also the natural pool Grettislaug, named after the character of Grettir from the same saga. It is significant that the word hero held a winter long on the rich farm where he performed include those feats like to fight with berserkers and to wear a bull from the boat to the mainland.

Culture and sights

The Reykhólakirkja was built in 1963.

Economy and infrastructure

2 km 1974 built a factory for Tangverarbeitung outside the town.

Traffic

The distance to Reykjavík is about 234 road miles. To the place the road leads 607