Höfði á Höfðaströnd
Höfði in Höfðaströnd
Höfði á Höfðaströnd | |
|---|---|
Farm | |
| Country | Iceland |
| County | Skagafjörður (municipality) |
| District | Höfðaströnd |
| Named after | Höfða-Þórður Bjarnarson |
Höfði á Höfðaströnd (Höfði in Höfðaströnd) is a farm on the eastern side of Skagafjörður, Iceland. It was the homestead of Höfða-Þórður Bjarnarson and a former church site. Höfði is north of Höfðavatn lake, in a dell southwest of Höfðahólar, which was formed from the remains of a landslide from the mountain above it.[1]
History
Höfði was the most remote farm in the former municipality Höfðahreppur, outside of where Fellshreppur used to begin. Half of Þórðarhöfði belongs to Höfði and half to the farm. Höfði also owns Höfðamöl between Höfðavatn and the sea and a share of Höfðavatn, in which they have partial fishing rights.[2]
A church that had been in Höfði since early in Iceland's history was closed down in 1891.[1]
Höfði is featured in the movie Movie Days directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. Friðrik has roots in Höfði and the opening scene in his movie Children of Nature was recorded there.[3]
References
- ^ a b Gunnarsdóttir, Katrín; Sigurðardóttir, Sigríður. "Höfði á Höfðaströnd: Fornleifaskráning fyrir aðalskipulag" [Höfði in Höfðaströnd: Archaeological survey for master plan] (PDF). glaumbær.is (in Icelandic). p. 7. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ Jónsson, Margeir (1940). "Bær á Höfðaströnd" [Bær in Höfðaströnd]. nafnið.is (in Icelandic). p. 2. Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ ""Alltaf var fang til að skríða upp í ef eitthvað bjátaði á"" ["Always ready to step in if something went wrong"]. Feykir.is (in Icelandic). 2021-12-25. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 2025-03-27.