Djúpivogur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈtjuːpɪˌvɔːɣʏr̥] ) is a small town and former municipality (Djúpavogshreppur [ˈtjuːpaˌvɔksˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥]) 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 [ˈpɛːrʏˌnɛːs], Buland [ˈpʏːlant], and Geithellur [ˈceitˌhɛtlʏr̥] on October 1, 1992. The coastline consists of three fjords Berufjörður, Hamarsfjörður [ˈhaːmar̥sˌfjœrðʏr̥], and Álftafjörður. The town of Djúpivogur is located on a peninsula between Berufjörður and Hamarsfjörður.
Djúpavogshreppur | |
|---|---|
Town and former municipality | |
 Aerial panorama of Djúpivogur | |
 Location of Djúpavogshreppur | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Region | Eastern Region |
| Constituency | Northeast Constituency |
| Municipality | Múlaþing |
| Government | |
| • Manager | Gauti Jóhannesson (IP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,133 km2 (437 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 509 |
| • Density | 0.45/km2 (1.2/sq mi) |
| Postal code(s) | 765 |
| Website | djupivogur |
Approximately 900 m west of the town is a work of art named "Eggin í Gleðivík" [ˈɛcːɪn iː ˈklɛːðɪˌviːk] (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.[1]
Djúpivogur is home to Langabúð [ˈlauŋkaˌpuːθ], 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.[2]
In 2020, the municipality of Djúpavogshreppur merged with Borgarfjarðarhreppur, Fljótsdalshérað and Seyðisfjarðarkaupstaður to form the new municipality of Múlaþing.
Climate
editDjúpivogur features a cold tundra climate (Köppen: ET). Approximately 5 kilometres west of Djúpivogur lies Teigarhorn [ˈtʰeiːɣarˌhɔ(r)tn̥],[3] a farm on the shores of Berufjörður, where weather observations began in 1874.[4] 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 (87 °F) recorded on June 22, 1939.[5][6] It is also claimed that Teigarhorn reached 36.0 °C (97 °F) in September 1940, but that is not recognized by the Icelandic Meteorological Office. Temperatures above 30 °C (86 °F) are very rare in Iceland, and have occurred only 5 times since weather observations first began in Iceland in the 19th century.[7] Teigarhorn features a cold tundra climate (Köppen: ET) because it does not have any month that has a mean temperature above 10 °C (50 °F), 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.
| Climate data for Teigarhorn (20 m),[8] 5 km (3.1 mi) from Djúpivogur (1961–1990) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.6 (61.9) |
14.1 (57.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
30.5 (86.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
17.8 (64.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
30.5 (86.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
2.6 (36.7) |
2.9 (37.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
7.4 (45.3) |
10.3 (50.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
3.8 (38.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
6.4 (43.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) |
0.2 (32.4) |
0.4 (32.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
4.5 (40.1) |
7.3 (45.1) |
8.8 (47.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
6.9 (44.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
1.9 (35.4) |
4.7 (40.5) |
6.3 (43.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
4.4 (39.9) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
1.1 (34.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.1 (1.2) |
−18.8 (−1.8) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
−22.9 (−9.2) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
−22.9 (−9.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 129.0 (5.08) |
109.2 (4.30) |
106.8 (4.20) |
70.4 (2.77) |
76.8 (3.02) |
71.9 (2.83) |
83.8 (3.30) |
109.8 (4.32) |
110.1 (4.33) |
151.5 (5.96) |
97.8 (3.85) |
111.0 (4.37) |
1,228.5 (48.37) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 15.5 | 13.6 | 14.6 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 13.1 | 14.7 | 14.2 | 16.6 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 164.9 |
| Source: Icelandic Met Office[9][10] | |||||||||||||
History
editBy the early nineteenth century, Djúpivogur was 'a tiny port with a Danish colonial trading base'. Hans Jonatan, who had been a slave in Copenhagen, escaped there and became one of Iceland's first people of colour.[11]
Culture
editDjúpivogur is the first and only Cittaslow town in Iceland. Cittaslow's goals include improving the quality of life in towns by slowing down its overall pace, especially in a city's use of spaces and the flow of life and traffic through them. Cittaslow is part of a cultural trend known as the slow movement.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Eggs of Merry Bay". Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 25 Nov 2016.
- ^ "Langabúð". sagatrail.is. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
- ^ "Google Maps". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "TEIGARHORN BERUFJORDUR EAST ICELAND – Iceland travel". Archived from the original on 11 September 2003. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ Einarsson, Markús. Climate of Iceland Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine pg 683. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
- ^ Heat Wave Hits Iceland, New Records Set Archived 29 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine Iceland Review 31 July 2008. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
- ^ "Hæsti hiti á Íslandi – Teigarhorn 22. júní 1939". Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Information about Teigarhorn Weather Station". Icelandic Met Office. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- ^ "Teigarhorn 1961–1990 Averages". Icelandic Met Office. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Climatological Data for Teigarhorn". Icelandic Met Office. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ Kristín Loftsdóttir and Gísli Pálsson, 'Black on White: Danish Colonialism, Iceland and the Caribbean', in Scandinavian Colonialism and the Rise of Modernity: Small Time Agents in a Global Arena, ed. by Magdalena Naum and Jonas M. Nordin, Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology Volume, 37 (New York: Springer, 2013), pp. 37--52 (quoting p. 47). doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-6202-6_3
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