Hofsós is one of the oldest trading ports in northern Iceland dating back to the 16th century. The tiny village Hofsós in the Northern Region in Iceland was a rather busy trading post in the 17th and 18th century, but despite the merchant activities this small village did not develop into a larger village or a town in the 20th century. Hofsos is situated 5 km west of Hólkot.

Hólkot

Categories: building, locality, and agriculture
Location: Skagafjörður, Northwest, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

65.89622° or 65° 53′ 46″ north

Longitude

-19.29545° or 19° 17′ 44″ west

Elevation

124 metres (407 feet)

Open location code

9CQ2VPW3+FR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 218076394

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

place=farm

GeoNames ID

2630212

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