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Iceland, Hofskirkja Church

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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6 comments

Jaap van 't Veen said:

That's really beautiful Alexander !!
7 months ago

Xata said:

Love those roofs !
7 months ago

William Sutherland said:

Beautiful capture!
7 months ago ( translate )

Gabi Lombardo said:

a real nature church!!
7 months ago ( translate )

©UdoSm said:

Looks great...
7 months ago

Dimas Sequeira said:

Charming little church with natural thermic insulation!
5 months ago