Þórshöfn (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈθour̥sˌhœpn̥]) or Thorshofn is a small fishing village in northeast Iceland, located on the northern coast of the Langanes peninsula on the Þistilfjörður bay.
Þórshöfn | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Location of the Municipality of Langanesbyggð | |
  Þórshöfn  Þórshöfn | |
| Coordinates: 66°12′N 15°20′W / 66.200°N 15.333°W | |
| Country |  Iceland |
| Constituency | Northeast Constituency |
| Region | Northeastern Region |
| Municipality | Langanesbyggð |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 380 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
| Post Code | 680 |
| Website | Official website |
The village has a population of 380 people. It is the administrative centre of Langanesbyggð municipality and formerly of the neighbouring Svalbarðshreppur municipality until the two merged. In Þórshöfn there is a year-round service to tourists, and Icelandair connects the village to Akureyri and Reykjavík with seasonal flights from Þórshöfn Airport.
Þórshöfn is also the Icelandic name of Tórshavn (capital of the Faroe Islands).
Climate
editThe climate is arctic (Koppen: ET) with cold winters and cool summers.
| Climate data for Miðfjarðarnes, Langanesbyggð (2000–2014) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.2 (54.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
25.9 (78.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
2.8 (37.0) |
2.8 (37.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
3.4 (38.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.7 (44.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
1.2 (34.2) |
3.8 (38.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
3.1 (37.6) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.5 (25.7) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
0.7 (33.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
6.3 (43.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
0.2 (32.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.5 (−4.9) |
−16.9 (1.6) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−14.0 (6.8) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
−19.1 (−2.4) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 46 (1.8) |
33 (1.3) |
40 (1.6) |
37 (1.5) |
46 (1.8) |
36 (1.4) |
49 (1.9) |
66 (2.6) |
90 (3.5) |
93 (3.7) |
80 (3.1) |
44 (1.7) |
660 (26.0) |
| Source: Veðurstofa Íslands[1] | |||||||||||||
Sights
editSauðanes, a farm about seven kilometres north of Þórshöfn on Langanes peninsula, has a church built in 1889 and a parsonage (Sauðaneshús) dating from 1879 which was the first stone building in the Northeastern part of Iceland.[2] The church doors were made of driftwood, and the winged altarpiece dates from 1742.[3] The pulpit was created in the 18th century as well.[4] The parsonage was renovated from 1991 to 2003 and transformed into a museum.
References
edit- ^ "Mánaðarmeðaltöl fyrir stöð 515 - Miðfjarðarnes". Veðurstofa Íslands.
- ^ "SAUÐANESHÚS - THE OLD VICARAGE LANGANES". Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Kirkjur. Saudaneskirkja[dead link]
- ^ Erik van de Perre. Island Bruckman. (in German)
External links
edit- Official website
- Travelguide Archived 2006-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
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