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Hafnir

The town Hafnir owns the second most land in the Reykjanes peninsula and takes its name from two large farms Sandhöfn and Kirkjuhöfn which are now deserted. In Hafnir you can find remains of the oldest occupation in the peninsula dated back to the 9th century, you can also find an anchor from the ghost ship Jamestown that drifted ashore there in 1881.

Today fewer people are living in Hafnir compared to before but Hafnir was a big fishing village until the turn of the century in 1900. In the last two decades, an average of 80-120 people have lived in the area. In 1994, Hafnir Njarðvík and Keflavík merged into the municipality of Reykjanesbær.

Refrences:

https://ferlir.is/reykjanesbaer-throun-byggdar/

https://www.reykjanesbaer.is/is/stjornsysla/rnb/saga/hafnir

https://is.nat.is/hafnir/

https://reykjanesgeopark.is/is/destination/vogar-i-hofnum/

Kirkjuvogur

Kirkjuvogur (Church Cove) was a mansion in Hafnir, an annexed church site of the Grindavik parish, which was long served by the reverends of Utskalar.

Ósar

Inlet created because of a subsidence. Important for birdlife and marine biology. Location: Near small village Hafnir - short walk from road 44

Thorshofn

During the 19th century ships started frequenting this harbour again. The merchants of Keflavik often unloaded salt, timber and heavy merchandize the

The Planets on Reykjanes

Simulations of the planets of the solar system have been placed at relatively correct distances from the sun. Starting from the sun, which is not poss

Junkaragerdi

Junkaragerdi was a farm just north of the Hafnarberg Cliffs. Its name was probably derived from 12-18 foreigner, who lived there, and were called "Ju

Kalmanstjorn

Kalmanstjorn is an abandoned farm, a former mansion to the south of Lake Kalmanstjorn, where there are still some ruins reminding of the habitation, w

Gallow cliffs in Stafnes

Place of execution according to an old folk story. Cliffs, two of which are quite high, with an inlet several fathoms deep between them. A tree betw