Höfn

Höfn is a city in Iceland. It is the main city of the commune called Hornafjörður. Hornafjörður has about 2.700 inhabitants. About 1800 of them live in Höfn. Höfn lies at the foot of Vatnajökull, a large glacier. Häfn is the only city in Iceland that lies at an estuary of a river that ships can use.[1] Between 1862 and 1897 there was a trading post, called Papós. It was at the esturay of the fjord Papafjörður, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of current Höfn. In 1897, Ottó Tuliníus moved the trading post to the current location of Höfn. In 1946, 300 people lived in Höfn. A bridge was built over the Hornafjörður. With a length of 255 metres (837 ft) that bridge was the second longest bridge in Iceland, when in was opened in 1961. The city was easier to reach, and an economic boom followed.

Most people in the city are occupied either with catching or with processing fish. There's also trade, and some agriculture.

There is a museum of the city's history.

References

  1. ↑ "Höfn í Hornafirði, Ferðast og Fræðast - NAT ferðavísir" (in Icelandic). 2020-03-31. Retrieved 2025-12-14.
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