Grenjaðarstaður

Grenjaðarstaður
Coordinates	65 ° 49 ′  N , 17 ° 21 ′  W Coordinates: 65 ° 49 ′  N , 17 ° 21 ′  W
Basic data
Country	Iceland
region	Norðurland eystra
local community	Þingeyjarsveit
Grenjaðarstaður

The kitchen

Grenjaðarstaður is a turf house settlement in northern Iceland in the municipality of Þingeyjarsveit .

geography

The settlement is located northeast of Vestmannsvatn and north of the Múlaheiði plateau on the south bank of the Laxá river in the south of Aðaldalur .

Description and history

The church was built in 1865; Church bells from 1663 and 1740 hang above a gate. The yard is around 775 m². You can visit the rooms of the house in summer, from the beginning of June to the end of August. On a rune stone from the 15th century there is an inscription that calls for prayer.

The farm was inhabited until 1949. In 1958 it was opened as a museum.

traffic

The courtyard can be reached via road 845 .

literature

• Jens Willhardt, Christine Sadler: Iceland. 3rd updated and revised edition. Michael Müller, Erlangen 2003, ISBN 3-89953-115-9 , p. 423f.

Web links

Commons : Grenjaðarstaður  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Jens Willhardt, Christine Sadler: Iceland. 3rd updated and revised edition. Michael Müller, Erlangen 2003, ISBN 3-89953-115-9 , p. 423
2. ↑ husmus.is