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Rif - Town - Snaefellsnes Iceland
By road no. 574 , between Ólafsvík and Hellissandur
Region:
Snaefellsnes
GPS:
N64°55.22 W23°48.59
About: (Description)
Rif, (pop. 140) a village which was once the most important fishing and trading centre on the Snæfellsnes peninsula. It is again gaining importance with the recent building of a new harbour and the resultant growth in the fishing industry.
In 1467 English buccaneers killed the local governor, Björn Þorleifsson, but his widow Ólöf took dreadful revenge. This supposedly included getting the King of Denmark to wage war on England, making her the only Icelander to be responsible for a war between nations. Björnssteinn, the stone where Björn was slain, can still be seen. Near by there is a monument with information about the landing place at Rif which was used by fishermen in medieval times
How to get there:
Take road no. 574 from Ólafsvík direction Hellissandur. Rif is 3 km from Hellissandur by road no. 573
source
Iceland Road Atlas
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Distances:
574
Hellissandur
3
54
Borgarnes
127
1
Reykjavík
201
58
Stykkishólmur
71
What's in the area:
Ingjaldshóll
A church and ancient manor farm
Hellissandur
Town
Írskra brunnur
A well from the time of the settlement
Ólafsvík
Town
Öndverðarnes
Formerly a substantial farm