Djúpivogur (Djúpavogshreppur)
Djúpivogur is a small town and municipality (Djúpavogshreppur ) located on a peninsula in the Austurland region in eastern Iceland, near the island of Papey and on the fjord Berufjörður. The municipality was formed by the merger of rural communities Berunes, Buland , and Geithellur on October 1, 1992. The coastline consists of three fjords Berufjörður, Hamarsfjörður, and Álftafjörður. The town of Djúpivogur is located on a peninsula between Berufjörður and Hamarsfjörður.
Approximately 900 m west of the town is a work of art named "Eggin í Gleðivík" (The Eggs of Merry Bay) by Sigurður Guðmundsson. The work is a replica of the eggs of 34 nesting birds in the area, and was installed in the summer of 2009.
Djúpivogur is home to Langabúð, one of Iceland's oldest commercial buildings. The south end dates back to 1790, but the building only took on its present appearance when the northern part was constructed in 1850. Langabúð served many purposes, being a warehouse and slaughterhouse. Today, it is home to a café, the heritage museum and an exhibition on the Icelandic sculptor Ríkarður Jónsson, who was native to the village.
Djúpivogur features a cold tundra climate (Köppen: ET). Approximately 5 kilometres west of Djúpivogur lies Teigarhorn, a farm on the shores of Berufjörður, where weather observations began in 1874. It is one of the oldest weather stations in the country and holds the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in Iceland, 30.5 C recorded on June 22, 1939. It is also claimed that Teigarhorn reached 36.0 C in September 1940, but that is not recognized by the Icelandic Meteorological Office. Temperatures above 30 C are very rare in Iceland, and have occurred only 5 times since weather observations first began in Iceland in the 19th century. Teigarhorn features a cold tundra climate (Köppen: ET) because it doesn't have any month that has a mean temperature above 10 C, but the winter temperatures are mild for a cold tundra climate, and thus closely resembles a mild tundra climate or a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc), the climate generally seen in coastal Iceland.
Approximately 900 m west of the town is a work of art named "Eggin í Gleðivík" (The Eggs of Merry Bay) by Sigurður Guðmundsson. The work is a replica of the eggs of 34 nesting birds in the area, and was installed in the summer of 2009.
Djúpivogur is home to Langabúð, one of Iceland's oldest commercial buildings. The south end dates back to 1790, but the building only took on its present appearance when the northern part was constructed in 1850. Langabúð served many purposes, being a warehouse and slaughterhouse. Today, it is home to a café, the heritage museum and an exhibition on the Icelandic sculptor Ríkarður Jónsson, who was native to the village.
Djúpivogur features a cold tundra climate (Köppen: ET). Approximately 5 kilometres west of Djúpivogur lies Teigarhorn, a farm on the shores of Berufjörður, where weather observations began in 1874. It is one of the oldest weather stations in the country and holds the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in Iceland, 30.5 C recorded on June 22, 1939. It is also claimed that Teigarhorn reached 36.0 C in September 1940, but that is not recognized by the Icelandic Meteorological Office. Temperatures above 30 C are very rare in Iceland, and have occurred only 5 times since weather observations first began in Iceland in the 19th century. Teigarhorn features a cold tundra climate (Köppen: ET) because it doesn't have any month that has a mean temperature above 10 C, but the winter temperatures are mild for a cold tundra climate, and thus closely resembles a mild tundra climate or a subpolar oceanic climate (Cfc), the climate generally seen in coastal Iceland.
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According to the ancient manuscript Landnámabók, the settlement of Iceland began in 874 AD when the Norwegian chieftain Ingólfr Arnarson became the first permanent settler on the island. In the following centuries, Norwegians, and to a lesser extent other Scandinavians, immigrated to Iceland, bringing with them thralls (i.e., slaves or serfs) of Gaelic origin.
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DE | German language |
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