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Hofstadir Destination Guide

Discover Hofstadir in Iceland

Hofstadir in the region of Northwest is a town located in Iceland - some 131 mi or ( 210 km ) North-East of Reykjavík , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Hofstadir

Local time in Hofstadir is now 01:13 AM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Atlantic/Reykjavik " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Vidvik, Vidimyri, Sauðárkrókur, Glaumbar, and Flugumyri. When in this area, you might want to check out Vidvik . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Hofstadir ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Horse gathering in Skagafjördur

0:51 min by Paul Olai-Olssen
Views: 1286 Rating: 0.00

Happy horsemen and -women are singing and dringking, ready to saddle up for the final stage of the horse roundup. ..

ICELAND BACKCOUNTRY SKI TOURING ONE DAY OF SUN BY WWW.MARCODEBIGONTINA.IT

8:28 min by Marco de Bigontina
Views: 892 Rating: 5.00

Sci alpinismo di ricerca, ricerca di nuovi ambienti, nuove popolazioni, nuove emozioni, un gruppo affiatato di 15 sportivi che hanno gustato assieme ogni istante di 9 fantastici giorni. ..


Iceland 2007

1:30 min by pipporicotti
Views: 386 Rating: 2.00

my travel in august with my wife and my defender - whale watching in hùsaìk ..

icelandic horsemens choir

0:52 min by Paul Olai-Olssen
Views: 263 Rating: 0.00

A bunch of noisy Icelandic horsemen, after having gathered the animals and had a bit to drink from the small bottles that keeps passing around. They just love singing. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Sauðárkrókur Airport

Sauðárkrókur Airport is an airport serving Sauðárkrókur, a town in Skagafjörður in northern Iceland.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 65.73 -19.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Airports in Iceland, Sauðárkrókur

Varmahlíð

Varmahlíð is a small village near Skagafjörður in northern Iceland. Around 140 people live on the eastern slope of the hill for which the town is named (varmur=warm, hlíð=slope). Varmahlíð is on the ring road Route 1, at the junction of Route 75 leading to Sauðárkrókur, about 24 km to the north. Varmahlíð is in the middle of a flourishing agricultural area, where the Icelandic horse has been treasured for centuries. One of the main industries is horse-rearing.

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Located at 65.55 -19.44 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Populated places in Iceland, Populated places on Iceland's Route 1

Battle of Örlygsstaðir

The Battle of Örlygsstaðir was a historic battle fought by the Sturlungar against\tÁsbirningar and the Haukdælir clans in northern Iceland. The battle was part of the civil war that was taking place in Iceland at the time between various powerful clans (Sturlungaöld - The Age of the Sturlungs), and was the largest battle in the history of Iceland.

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Located at 65.50 -19.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: 1238 in Europe, Conflicts in 1238, History of Iceland

Hofsós

Hofsós is one of the oldest trading ports in northern Iceland dating back to the 16th century. Hofsós, with a population of about 200 individuals, is located 37 km east from Sauðárkrókur. The economy has been based mainly on the fishing industry as well as services to the neighboring farms. This was largely due to its natural harbor.

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Located at 65.90 -19.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Populated places in Iceland

Skagafjörður

Skagafjörður is a deep bay in northern Iceland.

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Located at 65.90 -19.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Fjords of Iceland