Arnarstapi
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| Coordinates | 64 ° 46 ′ N , 23 ° 37 ′ W | ||
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| Country | Iceland | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | IS-3 | ||
| local community | Snæfellsbær | ||
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Arnarstapi is a small fishing village in Snæfellsbær municipality on the Snæfellsnes peninsula in western Iceland.
location
Arnarstapi is on the extreme western tip of Snæfellsnes, a little east of Hellnar . The mountain Stapafell ( Eng . "The Clogged Mountain"), which is part of the volcanic system of Snæfellsjökull, dominates the place.
geography
Arnarstapi is located on the south side of the Snæfellsjökull volcano and has a strikingly eroded black cliff with caves and rock gates. This can be seen particularly well on a 3 km hike to the neighboring village of Hellnar.
At Arnarstapi, the sea has reshaped the basalt columns on the beach and formed a wide variety of bays and caves that reach under the cliffs. Some of these caves are open at the top and in storms and high waves it foams up from them. Various rock pillars, former lava channels and remains of craters stand in the sea and serve as nesting sites for the numerous sea birds. Above all, you can find black-backed gulls , kittiwakes and fulmars . Many arctic terns also nest here .
history
An important fishing spot has been located here since the Middle Ages, especially since Arnarstapi had a number of protected landing areas for rowing boats.
In earlier times more people lived in Arnarstapi, the place had 147 inhabitants in 1707. They were spread over 28 farms and cottages.
During the Danish trade monopoly, the place was one of the Danish trading centers to which certain farms were assigned. In addition, high Danish administrative officials had their seat here from 1565.
From 1933, when the trawler era began in Snæfellsnes, the port was expanded. For a long time, deliveries were only made by sea.
A concrete ship bridge was built here in 1944 and at the same time a road was built down to the harbor.
Today there are only a few farms in the area, in summer people go fishing from here and use tourism as an additional source of income. The numerous summer houses do not only belong to strangers, but mainly to seasonal fishermen who set out from here in summer to catch cod .
Personalities
Two poets come from this place.
In the 17th century, the folk poet Guðmundur Bergþórsson (around 1657–1705), who was nicknamed the cripple because of his disability, lived here . He was noticeably short. Guðmundur Bergþórsson specialized in ballad poetry ( Rímur ). There are also a number of folk tales about him , such as the one that he should receive an ointment from a dwarf to relieve him of his handicap. However, the dwarf was not allowed to see anyone other than him. However, a curious acquaintance disrupted the appointment and so the poet was hindered.
Arnarstapi is also the birthplace of Steingrímur Thorsteinsson (1831-1913). Steingrímur wrote poetry, but also translated a lot. He wrote a translation of A Thousand and One Nights into Icelandic. He translated fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen , but also from German, e.g. B. the ballad " Lorelei " by Heinrich Heine . He worked as a teacher and was director of the Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík High School from 1904 .
There is a statue of Ragnar Kjartansson by the sea , representing the legendary figure Bárður Snæfellsás .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Íslandshandbókin. Náttúra, saga og sérkenni. 2. bindi. Edited by T. Einarsson, H. Magnússon. Örn og Örlygur, Reykjavík 1989, 151
- ↑ http://www.nat.is/travelguideeng/plofin_arnarstapi.htm Nat.is (English); Accessed July 24, 011
- ↑ Íslandshandbókin. Náttúra, saga og sérkenni. 2. bindi. Edited by T. Einarsson, H. Magnússon. Örn og Örlygur, Reykjavík 1989, 152
- ↑ Einar H. Kristjánsson: Lýsing Snæfellsness frá Löngufjörum að Ólafsvíkurenni. Árbók Ferðafélags Íslands, 1982, 93ff.