Selárdalur
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Selárdalur is the second most westernly "kettle valley" in Arnarfjörður
in Iceland
. It used to be one of the main settled areas in the Westfjords
.
Selárdalur parish was formerly considered one of the country's best parishes, since Stóra-Laugardalssókn ("Hot Springs Valley Parish"), which covered all of Tálknafjörður
, was annexed to Selárdal. One of Selárdalur's priests later became a bishop: Gísli Jónsson, who was a priest in Selárdal from 1547 to 1557. The Reverend Gísli became bishop in Skálholt
after Marteinn Einarsson.
Famous people from Selárdal include Bárður svarti Atlason (whose grandfather was Hrafns Sveinbjarnarsonar), Páll Björnsson, Gísli á Uppsölum and Samúel Jónsson, who was called the artist with a child's heart and was the son of Jón Þorláksson frá Bægisá. Only one Farm is currently inhabited.
Arnarfjörður
Arnarfjörður is a large fjord in the Westfjords region of Iceland. It is thirty kilometres long and five to ten kilometres wide.-External links:*...
in Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
. It used to be one of the main settled areas in the Westfjords
Westfjords
The Westfjords or West Fjords is the name for the large peninsula in northwestern Iceland. It is connected to the rest of Iceland by a 7 km wide isthmus between Gilsfjörður and Bitrufjörður. The Westfjords are very mountainous; the coastline is heavily indented by dozens of fjords surrounded by...
.
Selárdalur parish was formerly considered one of the country's best parishes, since Stóra-Laugardalssókn ("Hot Springs Valley Parish"), which covered all of Tálknafjörður
Tálknafjörður
Tálknafjörður is a fjord located in southern Westfjords between Patreksfjörður and Bildudalur in Iceland.The term is also used for the immediate village and municipality. One third of its population is of Polish origin...
, was annexed to Selárdal. One of Selárdalur's priests later became a bishop: Gísli Jónsson, who was a priest in Selárdal from 1547 to 1557. The Reverend Gísli became bishop in Skálholt
Skálholt
Skálholt is an historical site situated in the south of Iceland at the river Hvítá.-History:Skálholt was, through eight centuries, one of the most important places in Iceland. From 1056 until 1785, it was one of Iceland's two episcopal sees, along with Hólar, making it a cultural and political...
after Marteinn Einarsson.
Famous people from Selárdal include Bárður svarti Atlason (whose grandfather was Hrafns Sveinbjarnarsonar), Páll Björnsson, Gísli á Uppsölum and Samúel Jónsson, who was called the artist with a child's heart and was the son of Jón Þorláksson frá Bægisá. Only one Farm is currently inhabited.
Farms
- Tóft (uncertain)
- Skrúð (uncertain)
- Rimi (uncertain)
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(uncertain) - FossáFossaFossa may refer to:*Fossa dei Leoni, an Italian football supporters association of Milan*La Fossa, an Italian rap group*Formaggio di fossa, a sheep's milk cheese from Sogliano al Rubicone, Italy*Cacio di Fossa, a hard, sharp sheep's milk Italian cheese...
(uncertain) - Krókur (uncertain)
- Kálfatjörn (uncertain)
- Melstaðir (uncertain)
- Skarðsmýrarfoss (destroyed in the Black DeathBlack DeathThe Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350. Of several competing theories, the dominant explanation for the Black Death is the plague theory, which attributes the outbreak to the bacterium Yersinia pestis. Thought to have...
) - Grund (deserted in 1949)
- Kolbeinsskeið (deserted in 1961)
- Brautarholt (deserted in 1969)
- Uppsalir (deserted in 1986)
- Selárdalur (deserted in 1988)
- Neðribær (deserted in 2010)