Fljót
Fljót | |
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District | |
Fljót | |
| Country | Iceland |
| County | Skagafjörður (municipality) |
| Founded by | Hrafna-Flóki Vilgerðarson |
| Boroughs | Farms |
Fljót is the northernmost district on the east side of Skagafjörður, Iceland.[1] It is divided into Eastern and Western Fljót and extends from Stafá river in the west to the county's border with Eyjafjörður county in the east.[2] In the north of Fljót, the boundary between the counties lies on Almenningsnöf.
Geography
Flókadalur valley and Bakkar are sometimes considered part of Fljót because they were a part of the former municipality Fljótahreppur. However, "Fljót" most often only refers to the wide valley leading off of Haganesvík and the area heading north along Miklavatn lake, up to Hraun, which is the northernmost farm in Fljót and, therefore, in all of Skagafjörður county.[3] The area east of Hópsvatn lake to Haganes peninsula, and then along Miklavatn's southern shore is often called a single name: Western Fljót. Eastern Fljót is from there to the northeast, and includes the inner parts of Fljótadalur valley, within Stífluhóla, called Stífla.
Fljót is grassy and snowy[2] and it has a rather large reservoir, Miklavatn. There are a number of other large lakes including Hópsvatn, Flókadalsvatn,[4] and Stífluvatn, which is a reservoir that formed after the Skeiðsfoss power station was built.[5] The Stífluá river used to run through Stífla; it is called Fljótaá river past Stífluhóla and Skeiðsfoss power station, where it then flows into Miklavatn.[6] The isthmus dividing the lake from the ocean is called Hraunamöl. From there and from Haganesvík, there used to be a lot of fishing, including shark hunting.[7]
History
Haganesvík used to be a trading center, but now the Skagafjörður branch of the Cooperative Society is in Ketilás, near the interior end of Miklavatn. The Kelitás community center is also located there.[8]
There are two church sites in Fljót, Barð in Western Fljót and Knappsstaðir in Stífla.[9] Geothermal energy is widely available in Fljót and there is a swimming pool in Sólgarðar.[10] There used to be an independent school but now it is a branch of the Grunnskólanum austan Vatna primary school.
Notable People
- Svanborg Rannveig Jónsdóttir, professor in arts and creative work in the School of Education at the University of Iceland, was born in Fljót.[11]
References
- ^ "Fljót og Stífla - NAT ferðavísir" (in Icelandic). 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ a b "Fljót í Skagafirði :: Áskorendapenninn Björn Z. Ásgrímsson - Fljótamaður og Siglfirðingur". Feykir.is (in Icelandic). 2021-03-13. Archived from the original on 2021-03-18. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ Ingvarsson, Rósmundur (2012-10-08). "Örnefnaskrá: Hraun í Sléttuhlíð" [Place name registry: Hraun in Sléttuhlíð] (PDF). nafnið.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ "Flókadalsvatn og Hópsvatn - NAT ferðavísir" (in Icelandic). 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ "Stífluvatn - NAT ferðavísir" (in Icelandic). 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ "Fljótaá - NAT ferðavísir" (in Icelandic). 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ "Haganesvík - NAT ferðavísir" (in Icelandic). 2020-05-04. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ "Kaupfélag Skagfirðinga 125 ára í dag" [Skafajörður Cooperative Society is 125 years old today]. Feykir.is (in Icelandic). 2014-04-23. Archived from the original on 2025-04-02. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ "Knappstaðakirkja". kirkjukort.net (in Icelandic). 2016-03-06. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ Finnsson, Árni Grétar (2016-07-13). "Borholan gefur margfalt það sem þörf var á" [The drilling produced far more than was needed]. Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 6. Retrieved 2025-04-02.
- ^ "Greinasafn - Innskráning". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2025-04-02.