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But as the map above shows, Reykjavík was still a very small town in 1920! To help you navigate the map, the aerial photo below, allows you to identify some of the landmarks and buildings, several of which stand today. The city has changed dramatically! One of the things one notices immediately is the transformation of the harbour area which ...
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At the turn of the century 1900 Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland was little more than a small fishing town, with just 5.802 inhabitants, or 7.4% of the total population of Iceland, which was just 78,203 that year. Reykjavík is still a rather small, with just 123,000 inhabitants (2017). The total population of the Metropolitan area, including ...
- Settlement Era
- Commonwealth to Colony
- Colony to Independence
- Post-War Era
- Reykjavík Today
Photo from Wikimedia, Creative Commons, by Johan Peter Raadsig. No edits made. Almost everything we know about Iceland’s earliest history comes from Landnámabók, also known as the Book of Settlements, composed by Ari Þorgilsson in the late 11th or early 12th Century. It records the first people to come to Iceland, where they settled, and who their ...
In the late Middle Ages and Early Modern Period, Reykjavík had little presence on the Icelandic stage, let alone the international one. The island itself went through huge changes, however, going through Civil War then being absorbed into the Kingdom of Norway in the 13th Century. After that, it was consolidated into the Kalmar Union (the Scandinav...
Photo from Wikimedia, Creative Commons, by Zinneke. No edits made. Reykjavík’s rise back to power started with one new arrival; Dane Skuli Magnusson moved to the farmland in the 18th Century and established wool workshops, which brought work to the area and meant that the products were of high quality. This did not go unnoticed by the Crown authori...
At the end of World War Two, Iceland was at a strange crossroads. It was more prosperous than it ever had been, yet still hugely reliant on fishing and agriculture in an increasingly technical world. It was independent for the first time in 700 years, yet without any national armed forces, and it was located in a precarious position between the two...
Reykjavík today is at its peak. More visitors than ever are arriving and enjoying its sites, opportunities, and culture. The city is alive with musicians, comedians, theatre actors, filmmakers, drag artists and burlesque performers; its art and architecture are thriving, and its museums, concert halls and galleries are bustling. Not only this, but ...
Reykjavík, capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located on the Seltjarnar Peninsula, at the southeastern corner of Faxa Bay, in southwestern Iceland. According to tradition, Reykjavík (“Bay of Smokes”) was founded in 874 by the Norseman Ingólfur Arnarson. Until the 20th century it was a small fishing village and trading post.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
A little bit of travel history today: check out this 1926 film of Reykjavik, the capitol of Iceland. The population has grown by about 100,000 since then and tourists no longer have to ride in the back of a horse-drawn wagon, but you can still tour the area on the backs of Icelandic “ponies.”
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The building, known as Hegningarhúsið in Icelandic, is located in the capital’s main shopping and nightlife area. Its construction was finished in 1874 and for years it was one of the capital’s most grand buildings, serving additionally as the home to Iceland’s Supreme Court between 1920 and 1949.
RFCC7E92 – Iceland on vintage 1920s map with a red pushpin on Reykjavik, selective focus RF J88CGP – Tourist map in the Old Harbour, Reykjavik city, Iceland RF EA74T1 – Reykjavik's tourist waterfront at the Old Harbour, lined with boats waiting to take people to see puffins and whales.
