Selárdalur
Coordinates: 65 ° 46 ′ 43 ″ N , 24 ° 0 ′ 13 ″ W.
The Selárdalur is a valley in the far west of the south coast of Arnarfjörður in the West Fjords of Iceland .
Transport links
The valley can only be reached from Bíldudalur via the 26 km long Ketildalavegur (road 619).
Settlement history
With 15 farms, this valley used to be one of the most densely populated areas in the Westfjords, now all farms have been abandoned.
It was considered one of the richest areas in the country in the 17th century, e.g. B. under Pastor Páll Björnsson (1621–1706), who was followed by a reputation for great learning, but who was also an influential large farmer. The Selárdalur farm of the same name was abandoned in 1988 as the penultimate one.
The last resident of a farm in this valley, Neðribær farm, died in winter 2010.
The Lutheran church in the valley was consecrated in 1861 and contains a number of handicrafts from the 18th century.
Farmer and self-taught artist: Samúel Jónsson
The farmer and artist Samúel Jónsson (1884–1969) lived on the Brautarholt farm until his death and created his naive sculptures. B. are based on the lion fountain of the Alhambra . This as well as the associated house and the small church that he also created were renovated from 1998 by volunteers under the direction of the German sculptor Gerhard König .
It was in front of this court that Sigur Rós recorded a title for their film Heima .
Fossils
In the 473 m high nearby Þorishlíðarfjall one finds fossils at 360 m height. It is about 13 million year old plant remains of hickory , wild grapevine and the like, which indicate a much milder climate at the time.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d T. Einarsson, H. Magnússon (eds.): Íslandshandbókin. Náttúra, saga og sérkenni. 2. bindi. Örn og Örlygur, Reykjavík 1989, p. 234.
- ↑ Selárdalur í Arnarfirði kominn í eyði: Keðja búsetu frá landnámi rofin. ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Skútull. November 24, 2010 (Icelandic); Accessed August 1, 2011
- ↑ Endurreisn listasafns Samúels Jónssonar í Selárdal. (PDF file) (Icelandic); Accessed August 1, 2011
- ↑ Workcamps in Iceland. (English); Accessed August 1, 2011
