Thingeyri




Not to be confused with Þingeyrar.

Village in Northwest Constituency, Iceland









































Þingeyri
Village

Þingeyri
Þingeyri


Location of the Municipality of Ísafjarðarbær
Location of the Municipality of Ísafjarðarbær



Þingeyri is located in Iceland

Þingeyri

Þingeyri



Location of the Municipality of Ísafjarðarbær

Coordinates: 65°52′N 23°30′W / 65.867°N 23.500°W / 65.867; -23.500
Country
 Iceland

Constituency[1]
 Northwest Constituency

Region[2]
 Westfjords
Municipality Ísafjarðarbær
Population
(January 2011)

 • Total 260
Time zone
UTC+0 (GMT)
Póstnúmer
470
Website Official website

Thingeyri (in Icelandic written Þingeyri) is a settlement in the municipality of Ísafjarðarbær, Iceland.


It is located on the coast of the fjord Dýrafjörður in the mountainous peninsula Westfjords (in Icelandic written Vestfirðir). It has a population of approximately 260.


Continually inhabited since 1787,[3] Þingeyri is one of the oldest settlements in the Westfjords[4] and the first trading post established there.[5][6] It is believed to derive its name from a medieval assembly (þing) and has ruins of a medieval booth believed to have been used by visitors to the assembly.[5]


Thanks to its sheltered location Þingeyri developed into a significant fishing center.[4] In the 19th century the French applied for permission to establish a base there to support their fishing operations in the area but were turned down.[4][5] In the years 1884-1898 the town served as the base for American halibut fishing in the region.[3] In 1909 a hospital was founded in the village and in 1910-1911 a church was established.[3] In 1957 an airport for medical transport, with a runway of 300×20 meters, was taken into use.[7]




The church of Þingeyri, consecrated in 1911.


In 1995, the inhabitants of Þingeyri voted in favor of a merger with Ísafjörður, Suðureyri, Mýrahreppur, Mosvallahreppur and Flateyri to form the new municipality of Ísafjarðarbær. Of the six municipalities involved, Þingeyri had the lowest rate of approval for the merger with 130 voting in favor and 71 voting against.[8]


The nearby mountain of Sandafell, accessed by driving or hiking, is a tourist destination known for its scenic view.[5][6]




The altarpiece of the church was painted by Þórarinn B. Þorláksson. It shows Christ with three girls in an Icelandic landscape.[9]


It has an airport.



Notes





  1. ^ Political division


  2. ^ Mainly statistical division


  3. ^ abc Íslenska alfræðiorðabókin, p. 563.


  4. ^ abc Leffman, p. 207.


  5. ^ abcd Simmonds, p. 243.


  6. ^ ab Harding, p. 160.


  7. ^ "Sjúkraflugvöllur tekinn í notkun á Þingeyri", Morgunblaðið, November 12, 1957, p. 20.


  8. ^ Morgunblaðið, December 5, 1995, pp. 36-37.[permanent dead link]


  9. ^ Guðrún Edda Gunnarsdóttir.




References



  • Dóra Hafsteinsdóttir and Sigríður Harðardóttir (eds.) (1990). Íslenska alfræðiorðabókin P-Ö. 1990. Reykjavík: Örn og Örlygur hf.

  • Guðrún Edda Gunnarsdóttir. Þingeyrarkirkja. From the Þingeyri official website. Last accessed October 12, 2007.

  • Harding, Paul (2004). Iceland. .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
    ISBN 1-74104-076-0

  • Leffman, David and James Proctor (2004). The Rough Guide to Iceland.
    ISBN 1-84353-289-1

  • Simmonds, Jane (1999). Iceland.
    ISBN 0-88729-176-7



External links


  • Þingeyri official website

Coordinates: 65°52′46″N 23°30′00″W / 65.87944°N 23.50000°W / 65.87944; -23.50000







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