Langamýri
Langamýri | |
|---|---|
Farm | |
| Löngumýri | |
Interactive map of Langamýri | |
| Country | Iceland |
| County | Skagafjörður |
| District | Vallhólmur |
Langamýri (or Löngumýri) is a farm in Vallhólmur in Skagafjörður, Iceland, in the flatland off the east of Varmahlíð.[1] The grammarian Konráð Gíslason was born there in 1808.[2]
History
In 1944, Ingibjörg Jóhannsdóttir founded a women's school, Húsmæðraskólinn á Löngumýri (The Homemaking School in Löngumýri), in her home of Langamýri on the land she inherited. Over 100 girls studied there over the next decade.[3] Ingibjörg directed the school herself until 1967 when she gave the land to the state church on the condition that it would continue operating the school.[4]
The Homemaking School was in Langamýri into the 1970s. It was then decommissioned because of low attendance, and a non-profit foundation offering various activities was established in its place under the auspices of the church.[5]
References
- ^ "Langamýri – Iceland Road Guide". icelandroadguide.com. Archived from the original on 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ^ "Konráð Gíslason síðasti Fjölnismaðurinn | Rótarý á Íslandi" [Konráð Gíslason, the last member of Fjölnir]. www.rotary.is (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ^ "Húsmæðraskólinn á Löngumýri 20 ára" [The Homemaking School in Löngumýri at 20]. Kirkjuritið (in Icelandic). 30 (6): 276–278. 1964-06-01 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Húsmæðraskóli kirkjunnar, Löngumýri, Skagafirði" [The church's homemaking school, Löngumýri, Skagafjörður]. Tíðindi Prestafélags hins forma Hólastiftis [Priests' Association News from the former bishop of Hólar] (in Icelandic). 1971. pp. 92–93.
- ^ "Löngumýri: Skjalasafn - HSk". atom.skagafjordur.is. Retrieved 2025-09-15.