Setberg, Grundarfjörður

Setberg
Setberg
Kirkjustaður (Farm and Parsonage)
	Setberg Location in Iceland
	Coordinates: 64°57′N 23°12′W / 64.950°N 23.200°W
Country	Iceland
Constituency	Northwest
Region	Western Region
Municipality	Grundarfjörður
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

Setberg (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsɛtˌpɛrk]) is a "Kirkjustaður" located on the Snæfellsnes peninsula, in the Grundarfjörður municipality.

The Setberg Church (Icelandic: Setbergskirkja [ˈsɛtˌpɛrksˌcʰɪr̥ca, -ˌpɛr̥s-]) is a small, towerless wooden church located in Setberg. The church was erected in 1892 by Sveinn Jónsson.^[1] Although the current church was built in the 19th century, there has been a church in Setberg since the 12th century.
Prior to the Icelandic Reformation the patronage of the Setberg Church was the holy cross.

Notable people

Steinn Jónsson (c. 1660-1739), Bishop who served in Setberg, printed the bible in Hólar for the third time in Iceland.
Björn Halldórsson (c. 1724–1794), Priest who served in Setberg, possibly first person to grow potatoes in Iceland.^[1]

References

1 2 "Setbergskirkja (1892)". kirkjukort.net.

Sources

"Setbergskirkja (1892)". kirkjukort.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved July 27, 2020.
"Kirkju- og Safnaðarstarf". grundarfjordur.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved July 27, 2020.

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[auto-1] 1 2 "Setbergskirkja (1892)". kirkjukort.net.

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