Iceland
Northwest
Skagafjörður

Hofsos

Hofsós is one of the oldest trading ports in northern 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.
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  • Type: Village with 156 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Hafsós” and “Hofsós”
  • Postal codes: 565 and 566

Hofsos

Latitude
65.89746° or 65° 53′ 51″ north
Longitude
-19.41102° or 19° 24′ 40″ west
Population
156
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
United Nations Location Code
IS HOF
Open location code
9CQ2VHWQ+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 257374461
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2630277
Wiki­data ID
Q1623305
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hofsos” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Hofsós”
  • Dutch: “Hofsos”
  • Dutch: “Hofsós”
  • Esperanto: “Hofsós”
  • French: “Hofsós”
  • German: “Gröf”
  • German: “Hofsós”
  • Icelandic: “Hofsós”
  • Icelandic: “Hofsóshreppur”
  • Icelandic: “Hofsósi”
  • Irish: “Hofsós”
  • Japanese: “ホフソゥス”
  • Persian: “هوفسوس”
  • Polish: “Hofsós”
  • Portuguese: “Hofsós”
  • Russian: “Хофсоус”
  • Spanish: “Hofsos”
  • Spanish: “Hofsós”
  • Swedish: “Hofsós”

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