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Events in the year 1797 in Iceland .
The Diocese of Skálholt is a suffragan diocese of the Church of Iceland. It was the estate of the first bishop in Iceland, Isleifr Gizurarson, who became bishop in 1056.. His son, Gizurr, donated it to become the official see. The Diocese was amalgamated in 1801 and now forms part of the Diocese of Iceland under the leadership of the Bishop of Iceland. In 1909, the diocese was restored as a suffragan see, with the Bishop of Skálholt being a suffragan bishop to the Bishop of Iceland.
Sveinn Pálsson was an Icelandic physician and a naturalist who carried out systematic observations of Icelandic glaciers in the 1790s. He also observed volcanoes and wildlife throughout his homeland. He studied medicine and natural science in Copenhagen (1787–1791) before spending four years travelling around Iceland studying nature. He described his research in Ferðabók and in addition wrote Jöklarit and Eldrit. Sveinn also wrote extensively about medicine.
Ljótólfr is a minor character in the mediaeval Orkneyinga saga, who is purported to have flourished in the mid-12th century. The Orkneyinga saga was compiled in about 1200, and documents the reigns of the earls of Orkney. It depicts Ljótólfr as a nobleman who lived on the Outer Hebridean Isle of Lewis. During the 12th century, the Hebrides formed part of the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles.
Ungmennafélag Bolungarvíkur, also known as simply UMFB or Bolungarvík, is a multi-sport club based in Bolungarvík, Iceland. It was founded on 1 April 1907 and its first chairman was Jóhann Jónsson. During its history it has had departments in basketball, chess, Esports, football, skiing and swimming amongst others.
Northwest is one of the six multi-member constituencies of the Althing, the national legislature of Iceland. The constituency was established as Northwestern in 1959 following the nationwide extension of proportional representation for elections to the Althing. It was renamed Northwest in 2003 when the Western and Westfjords constituencies were merged into the Northwestern constituency following the re-organisation of constituencies across Iceland. Northwest consists of the regions of Northwestern, Western and Westfjords. The constituency currently elects seven of the 63 members of the Althing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2021 parliamentary election it had 21,541 registered electors.
Southwest is one of the six multi-member constituencies of the Althing, the national legislature of Iceland. The constituency was established as Reykjanes in 1959 following the nationwide extension of proportional representation for elections to the Althing. It was renamed Southwest in 2003 when the Reykjanes area of constituency was merged into the Southern constituency following the re-organisation of constituencies across Iceland. Southwest is conterminous with the Capital region but excludes Reykjavík Municipality which has its own constituencies. The constituency currently elects 11 of the 63 members of the Althing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2021 parliamentary election it had 73,699 registered electors.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Skálholt has been a titular see of the Catholic Church since 1968. It was the estate of the first bishop in Iceland, Isleifr Gizurarson, who became bishop in 1056. Christianity had been formally adopted in 1000. His son, Gizurr, donated it to become the official see of the Diocese. It ceased its functions as a Roman Catholic diocese with the Reformation.
The following lists events that happened in 1950 in Iceland.
This list includes events that happened in 1948 in Iceland.
The Valur men's basketball team, commonly known as Valur, is a basketball team based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is part of the Valur multi-sport club.
Stefán Teitur Þórðarson is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Preston North End and the Iceland national team.
Events in the year 1881 in Iceland.
Ásdís Rán Gunnarsdóttir is an Icelandic model, entrepreneur and television producer.
Espihóll is a farm and old manor in Eyjafjarðarsveit county, Iceland that is part of the rural municipality of Hrafnagilshreppur. To the south of the farm is a large hill of the same name.
Staðarhreppur was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, to the west of the Héraðsvötn in Skagafjörður, Iceland, named after the church site Reynistaður.
Lýtingsstaðahreppur was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, in the interior of Skagafjörður County, Iceland, located to the west of the Héraðsvötn. It was named after the Lýtingsstaðir farm in Tungusveit. The hreppur spanned from the Krithóll farm, just south of Vatnsskarð, and all the way south to the watershed in the highlands, where it reaches the boundary of what is considered the "north" and "south" of Iceland.
Hólahreppur was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, in the east of Skagafjörður County, Iceland. It was named after the old bishop's residence, Hólar, in Hjaltadalur.
Events in the year 1794 in Iceland.
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