Hólar




Village in Northwest Constituency, Iceland





































Hólar
Village

Hólar church
Hólar church


Location of the Municipality of Skagafjörður
Location of the Municipality of Skagafjörður



Hólar is located in Iceland

Hólar

Hólar



Location of the Municipality of Skagafjörður

Coordinates: 65°43′N 19°06′W / 65.717°N 19.100°W / 65.717; -19.100
Country
 Iceland

Constituency[1]
 Northwest Constituency

Region[2]
 Northwestern Region
Municipality Skagafjörður
Population
(January 2011)

 • Total 89
Post code
551
Website www.holar.is

Hólar (Hólar í Hjaltadal) is a small community in the Skagafjörður district of northern Iceland.[3]




Contents






  • 1 Location


  • 2 History


  • 3 See also


  • 4 Photo gallery


  • 5 Sources


  • 6 References





Location


Hólar is in the Hjaltadalur valley, some 379 km (235.50 mi) from the national capital of Reykjavík. It has a population of around 100. It is the site of the main campus of Hólar University College, a site of historical buildings and archeological excavation, home to the Center for the history of the Icelandic horse, Hólar Cathedral, and the turf house Nýibær.


The first printing press in Iceland was introduced to Hólar in 1530. Hólar Agricultural College was founded 1882, and was renamed Holar University College in 2003.[4]




Monument of bishop Guðmundur Arason



History


Near the end of the 10th century, King Olaf I of Norway convinced his subjects to accept Christianity, then sent Christian missionaries to Iceland, where they were they quickly accepted; around 1000 Icelanders made a peaceful decision that all should convert. Despite this, the godar, Iceland's ruling class, maintained their power. Some built their own churches; others were ordained.


Holar was the Episcopal see for northern Iceland (whereas Skálholt served the same function for southern Iceland), and a cultural and educational centre for almost seven centuries (1106-1798). It was founded as a diocese in 1106 by bishop Jón Ögmundsson and soon became one of Iceland's two main centers of learning. It played an important part in the medieval politics of Iceland, and was the seat of Guðmundur Arason in his struggle with Icelandic chieftains during the time of the commonwealth. Under Jón Arason, Hólar was the last remaining stronghold of Catholicism in Iceland during the Reformation. The religious conflict was brutally resolved in 1550 when the last Catholic bishop, Jón Arason, was taken to the south of Iceland and beheaded, with his two sons, in Skálholt. The best known Lutheran bishop of Hólar was Guðbrandur Þorláksson. The construction of the present church is believed to have been completed in 1763.



See also


  • List of bishops of Hólar


Photo gallery






  • Turf houses in Hólar







  • Church in Hólar







  • Hólar University College







  • Replica of Bishop's office





Coordinates: 65°43′55″N 19°06′49″W / 65.73194°N 19.11361°W / 65.73194; -19.11361







Sources


  • This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). "Hólar". Encyclopædia Britannica (Eleventh ed.). Cambridge University Press.


References





  1. ^ Political division


  2. ^ Mainly statistical division


  3. ^ Hólar - Valley Hjaltadalur - District Skagafjordur (NAT Nordic Travel Adventure)


  4. ^ Hólar universitetshøyskole (Hólar University College) Archived 2011-03-08 at the Wayback Machine










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