Hofsós
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| Coordinates | 65 ° 54 ′ N , 19 ° 26 ′ W | ||
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| Country | Iceland | ||
| Norðurland vestra | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | IS-5 | ||
| local community | Skagafjordur | ||
| Residents | 142 (January 1, 2019) | ||
 The Pakkhúsið in Hofsós
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Hofsós [ ˈhɔfsous ] is a village in the Icelandic municipality Skagafjörður in the Norðurland vestra region with 142 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019). About 4 km to the south is the Gröf farm .
geography
Hofsós is located on the east side of Skagafjörður . The Hófsá river flows into the sea here. Lake Höfðavatn is about 7 km north .
history
In the 15th century, Hofsós was an important trading center for merchants in the area around the fjord.
Culture and sights
Pakkhúsið is one of the oldest houses in the country in the village . Inside there is a museum that deals with the history of the so-called "Westerners", the Icelandic emigrants to the United States and Canada at the end of the 19th century. It is in cooperation with the Glaumbær Museum Farm .
There is also a museum of trade and fishing, which is located in an old warehouse at the mouth of the Hófsá.
About 4 km south of the village is the Torfkirche Gröf , which was built in the 1670s and renovated in 1953 after it fell into disrepair.
traffic
The distance to Reykjavík is 343 km and Akureyri are 133 km.
Personalities
- Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614–1674), Icelandic psalmist, was born in Hof Gröf.