Why visit Höfn
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails, 13 places to eat, 28 places to stay and 24 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Ketillaugarfjall, Bergárfoss, Höfn Glacier Museum and Svavarssafn - Listasafn.
Weather in Höfn
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About Höfn
Höfn (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhœpn̥]; or Höfn í Hornafirði; [ˈhœpn iː ˈhɔ(r)tnaˌfɪrðɪ] , lit. 'Höfn in Hornafjörður') is a fishing town in southeastern Iceland. It lies near Hornafjörður fjord.
From the Wikipedia article Höfn (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Höfn on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do24
Ketillaugarfjall
Scenic view · 9.6 km
Ketillaugarfjall, (668 m) a colourful batholite mountain. According to legend, a woman named Ketillaug disappeared into the mountain...
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Museums and landmarks4
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Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Restaurants and cafes13
Pakkhús
Restaurant · Fish, Grill, Local, Regional, Seafood · 0.6 km
3 Krosseyjarvegur
Mo-Su 12:00-21:00
Ljósdís Kaffihús & Bakarí
Cafe · Cake, Coffee Shop, Tea
34 Hafnarbraut
Mo-Fr 10:00-15:00; Sa-Su 10:00-16:30
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History
Höfn was founded by the merchant Ottó Tuliníus in 1897 who relocated a trading place which had been established in 1861 from Papós, an area 15 km northwest of Höfn, to the present site of the town. Höfn had 300 inhabitants in 1946. An economic boom started after the construction of the bridge Hornafjarðarbrú [ˈhɔ(r)tnaˌfjarðarˌpruː] in 1961, with a length of 255 metres the bridge was the second largest bridge in Iceland at that time. Höfn attained municipal status on 31 December 1988 and had 1 647 inhabitants in 1989. Höfn and the community of Nesjahreppur were united on 12 July 1994 under the name Hornafjarðarbær [ˈhɔ(r)tnaˌfjarðarˌpaiːr̥]. On 6 June 1998 Hornafjarðarbær, Bæjarhreppur [ˈpaiːjar̥ˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥], Borgarhafnarhreppur [ˈpɔrkarˌhapnar̥ˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥] and Hofshreppur [ˈhɔfsˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥] were united to form the new municipality of Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður [ˈsveiːtarˌfjɛːˌlaijɪð ˈhɔ(r)tnaˌfjœrðʏr̥].
From the History section of Höfn on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay28
Churches and places of worship5
Church of the Holy Family and St. Jean-Marie Vianney
Church · Roman Catholic
40 Hafnarbraut
Shopping2
Gas and EV charging6
Schools, colleges and libraries3
Healthcare3
Map of Höfn
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Getting there and nearby towns
Hornafjörður Airport (HFN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 5 km away.
Local news
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Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Iceland Höfn, Maryam Laura Moazedi, www.moazedi.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2008-05-23 21 Höfn, Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2008-05-23 22 Höfn, Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Höfn - Iceland - panoramio, diego_cue, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Town of Höfn - 2013.08 - panoramio, rheins, CC BY 3.0
- Hótel Höfn - panoramio, Tommy Bee, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2008-05-23 23 Höfn, Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Panorama of Hornafjörður from Höfn, Alexander Grebenkov, CC BY 3.0
- View of glacier over Hornafjörður from Höfn, Alexander Grebenkov, CC BY 3.0
- View of glaciers over Hornafjörður from Höfn, Alexander Grebenkov, CC BY 3.0
- View of Höfn (Ránarslóð and Sandbakkavegur), Alexander Grebenkov, CC BY 3.0
- 2008-05-24 02 Höfn, Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2008-05-24 01 View along the Coast from Höfn, Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2008-05-24 02 Höfn banner, Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Green Lawn in Höfn - 2013.08 - panoramio, rheins, CC BY 3.0
- Höfn, Iceland - panoramio, Michal Gorski, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Seyðisfjörður - Höfn (6813396655), Arian Zwegers, CC BY 2.0
- 2008-05-23 30 Near Höfn, Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Höfn - Gletschermuseum Rentier, Wolfgang Sauber, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stokksnes lighthouse and the raging ocean (16468751932), sergejf, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Brunnhólskirkja, Jóna Þórunn ( talk ), CC BY 3.0
- Of No Use (9482571041), Vincent_AF from Rotterdam, Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Hofn 02 (30494518048), César López, CC BY 2.0
- Hofn and Hornafjörður, Alexander Grebenkov, CC BY 3.0
- Gamlabúð-1 2020, Vfjord, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jupe à l'islandaise (4990992347), Julien Carnot, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jason Beckfield, Jason Beckfield (the subject of the photo) owns this work and sent it to me, assuring me that he owns it, and asked me to publish it on his behalf., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Coordonné (4991589816), Julien Carnot, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Halftrack glacier crawler (cropped), WorldIslandInfo.com, CC BY 2.0
- Halftrack glacier crawler, WorldIslandInfo.com, CC BY 2.0
- Reflections to the South - Iceland, Eric Kilby, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Near Hofn - panoramio (1), Marek_Grzywa, CC BY 3.0
- 2005-05-29 Nes, Hansueli Krapf, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mountains in Hornafjörður municipality, Iceland, 20240718 1332 2034, Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0
- Road 1 and mountains near Hagi, Iceland, July 2019, Alexander Grebenkov, CC BY 3.0
- Sunset in Iceland - Flickr - Deivis, David Gil from Spain, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Dynjandi farm near Road 1, Iceland, July 2019, Alexander Grebenkov, CC BY 3.0
- Sea and mountains near Dynjandi farm near Road 1, Iceland, July 2019, Alexander Grebenkov, CC BY 3.0
- View of road and mountains from parking spot near Dynjandi farm, Road 1, Iceland, July 2019, Alexander Grebenkov, CC BY 3.0
- View of sea and mountains from parking spot near Dynjandi farm, Road 1, Iceland, July 2019, Alexander Grebenkov, CC BY 3.0
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