Tag: Hlíðar

  • New Year's bonfires in the capital region

    On New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve bonfires will be lit in fourteen places in the capital region. The weather is expected to be favorable, so there should be a lot of people around the bonfires. And elves. Reykjavík: Ægisíða – a small bonfire will be lit at 20:30. In Skerjafjörður opposite Skildinganes 48-52 –…

  • Park for dogs in Klambratún

    Park for dogs in Klambratún

    According to Vísir, among the proposals put forward by the city of Reykjavík as part of the planning of the Norðurmýri, Holt and Hlíðar districts, it is proposed to build a dog park in Klambratún. Currently, there is no such facility in the western part of Reykjavik. Klambratún has been a popular destination for the…

  • Unexpected return home

    Unexpected return home

    Narfi the cat, which was missing about four years ago, is suddenly found and returned home. The cat went missing about four years ago in the Hlíðar district of Reykjavik. As the owner recalls, the kitten unexpectedly slipped out of the window in the house. However, despite the intensive searches that began at that time,…

  • No electricity in downtown Reykjavík and elsewhere

    No electricity in downtown Reykjavík and elsewhere

    There was no electricity in downtown Reykjavík this morning, Skerjafjörður and Hlíðarendur. The cable was accidentally broken during the work. – ADVERTISEMENT – According to Veitur representative Ólafur Snæhólm Baldursdóttir, it is known exactly where it happened and the repair will not take long. – ADVERTISEMENT –

  • Björk supports children at the Women’s Shelter

    Björk supports children at the Women’s Shelter

    Björk will play four concerts in the coming weeks, the first of which took place yesterday evening. It was Björk’s first concert in Iceland in three years. Part of the proceeds from the concert will be donated to the Association of Women’s Shelters. The money will be spent on looking after children staying in the…

  • Threats in Seyðisfjörður due to the risk of landslides

    Threats in Seyðisfjörður due to the risk of landslides

    The National Police Commissioner, in consultation with the East Iceland Police Commissioner, decided to declare a civil protection level in Seyðisfjörður due to the risk of landslides. After heavy rainfall in recent days, the Meteorological Institute’s measuring devices that monitor the slope above Seyðisfjörður have begun to show the displacement of a large piece of…

  • Rannveig Oddsdóttir and Þorbergur Ingi Jónsson win the Súlur Vertical Ultra

    Rannveig Oddsdóttir and Þorbergur Ingi Jónsson win the Súlur Vertical Ultra

    Yesterday in Akureyri, the Súlur Vertical mountain run took place in perfect conditions. To the original assumptions of the organization of the race, significant changes were made and extensive measures were taken to comply with the sanitary regime and ensure the safety of competitors and staff. The competition took place over three distances, all of…

  • From Iceland – Saga Stories # 4: Njáls Saga

    Be with dr. This story is extremely long and complex and offers a dizzying number of characters and stories. We hope this video gives you a sense of how the story intertwines all of these narrative threads to produce a masterpiece of epic proportions. The first story is that of Gunnar’s quarrel and the last…