Höfðaströnd
{{short description|Coastal area near Hofsós in Skagafjörður, Iceland}}
{{infobox settlement
| name = Höfðaströnd
| native_name_lang = is
| image_skyline = Hofsós2010.JPG
| image_alt = The sea meeting a rocky shore
| image_caption = Columnar basalt on the shore of Hofsós
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-id = Q16428905
| mapframe-coordinates = {{coord|65|52|56.546|N|19|21|31.226|W}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Iceland
| subdivision_type1 = County
| subdivision_name1 = Skagafjörður (municipality)
| named_for = Þórðarhöfði
| parts_type = Farms
| parts = Farms
| p1 = Gröf, Höfði, Bær, Hof in Höfðaströnd
}}
{{lang|is|Höfðaströnd|italic=no}} is a region on the coast around Hofsós on the eastern side of Skagafjörður, Iceland. Its southernmost farm is Gröf, and the closest to the sea is Höfði. The region is named after Þórðarhöfði, which is a predominant feature of the landscape.{{Cite web |last=Jónsson |first=Margeir |year=1938 |title=Höfði |url=https://nafnid.arnastofnun.is/ornefnaskra/19027/pdf |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=nafnið.is |page=1 |language=is}} Within {{lang|is|Höfðaströnd|italic=no}} is Höfðavatn, {{lang|is|Skagafjörður|italic=no}}'s biggest lake, which is actually a coastal lagoon.{{Cite web |date=2020-07-07 |title=Höfði Höfðaströnd - NAT ferðavísir |url=https://is.nat.is/hofdi-hofdastrond/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |language=is}}
History
There has long been a considerable amount of fishing based out of {{lang|is|Höfðaströnd|italic=no}}, both from {{lang|is|Hofsós|italic=no}} and from {{Lang|is|Bæjarkletta|italic=no}} in Bær in {{lang|is|Höfðaströnd|italic=no}},{{Cite web |last=Zoëga |first=Bryndís |year=2013 |title=Strandminjar við austanverðan Skagafjörð, 2. áfangi. |trans-title=Coastal monuments on the eastern side of Skagafjöður, Phase 2 |url=https://www.glaumbaer.is/static/files/pdf/Rannsoknarskyrslur/bsk-2013-142-strandminjar-2.pdf |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=glaumbaer.is |page=30 |language=is |format=PDF}} where there were workman's cottages. People there lived on fishing and fowling in Drangey, in addition to certain lichens. The area's general store was in {{lang|is|Hofsós|italic=no}} in {{lang|is|Höfðaströnd|italic=no}} since 1600, when Kolkuós's port facilities deteriorated dramatically, and up until the end of the 19th century, when Sauðárkrókur became {{lang|is|Skagafjörður|italic=no}}'s principal commercial area. There were also shops in Grafarós from around 1840 until 1915.{{Cite web |last=Zoëga |first=Bryndís |year=2013 |title=Strandminjar við austanverðan Skagafjörð, 2. áfangi. |trans-title=Coastal monuments on the eastern side of Skagafjöður, Phase 2 |url=https://www.glaumbaer.is/static/files/pdf/Rannsoknarskyrslur/bsk-2013-142-strandminjar-2.pdf |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=glaumbaer.is |pages=2, 8 |language=is |format=PDF}}
{{lang|is|Höfðaströnd|italic=no}} was previously a part of Hofshreppur but has belonged to Skagafjörður County since the area's hreppurs unified.{{Cite web |last= |title=Fróðleikur um Skagafjörð |trans-title=Fun Facts about Skagafjörður |url=https://www.skagafjordur.is/is/mannlif/frodleikur-um-skagafjord |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Skagafjörður |language=is}} There are two church sites in {{lang|is|Höfðaströnd|italic=no}}, Hof and {{lang|is|Gröf|italic=no}}, where there is an old chapel dating to the latter part of the 18th century that was re-consecrated in 1953.{{Cite web |last=Norðurlands |first=Markaðsstofa |title=Bænahúsið á Gröf |url=https://www.northiceland.is/is/stadur/baenahusid-a-grof |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=Upplifðu Norðurland |language=is}}{{Cite web |last=Magnúsdóttir |first=Vilborg |year=2017 |title=Hringlaga kirkjugarðar á Íslandi: Frumathugun á stærðardreifingu |trans-title=Round churchyards in Iceland: Initial investigation into size distribution |url=https://skemman.is/bitstream/1946/26651/1/BA_Hringlaga%20kirkjugar%C3%B0ar.pdf |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=skemman.is |pages=12–13 |format=PDF}} There has been considerable construction in {{lang|is|Höfðaströnd|italic=no}} in recent years in, including, for example the Bær Art Center.{{Cite web |title=BAER ART CENTER |url=https://www.baer.is/ |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=baer-art-center |language=en}}
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