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Iceland, Hofskirkja Church Back View

Hofskirkja church is a beautiful turf church in the Öræfi region in South-East Iceland. There are only 6 turf churches remaining in Iceland and Hofskirkja is the last of the old churches to be built in this beautiful traditional turf style.
Its walls are made of rock and the roof is made of stone slabs, covered with turf.

There has been a church at Hof in Öræfi for 700 years and the first written records of a church being on this site are from a cartulary (an old medieval document) from 1343. The core of the current church was built in 1883-1885.
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Don Sutherland said:

Very unique Church.
7 months ago ( translate )

William Sutherland said:

Beautiful capture!
7 months ago ( translate )

Jaap van 't Veen said:

remarkable church; well spotted and captured.
7 months ago