Breiðafjörður - as the name indicates - is a rather broad fjord in the west of Iceland (disambiguation). The Republic of Iceland ( Icelandic: Lýðveldið Ísland) is a borderless country in the northern Atlantic Ocean, located between Greenland, Scotland and Norway. National motto: None Official language None. Icelandic de facto. Capital and largest city Reykjavík President Ólafur Ragnar Gr... Iceland. It separates the region of the West Fjords (Vestfirðir) from the rest of the country.

If the weather is fine, it is possible to see the coast line of the West Fjords from the The Snæfellsnes peninsula is situated to the west of the Borgarfjörður in the west of Iceland. Its landscape is very beautiful and it has been called Iceland en miniature, because most of the sights of the country are also to be found here. Especially... Snæfellsnes peninsula, but in reality they lie at a distance of up to 40 km. From the little port of The fishing town of Stykkishólmur is situated in the western part of Iceland, to the north of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. With its 1240 inhabitants, it is a center of services and commerce for the area. Most of the people make their living from fishing and tourism... Stykkishólmur, there is a ferry to the West Fjords. But people can also travel overland by car, taking the road from the east of Snæfellsnes along the Hvammsfjörður, the narrowest part of the Breiðafjörður.

Download high resolution version (1536x1024, 423 KB)Breiðafjörður, Iceland, GNU-FDL I took the picture my-self in april 2004, no other copyrights involved. The photo shows the Hvammsfjörður and the Breiðafjörður seen in...

Download high resolution version (1536x1024, 423 KB)Breiðafjörður, Iceland, GNU-FDL I took the picture my-self in april 2004, no other copyrights involved. The photo shows the Hvammsfjörður and the Breiðafjörður seen in...

Breiðafjörður

In the fjord, a big number of islands are situated which were inhabited in former times, on and off for several hundred years. The most important of these islands is Flatey. In the summertime, it can be reached by ferry. During the The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. The Middle Ages of Western Europe are commonly dated from the end of the Western Roman Empire... Middle Ages, especially in the (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. In the history of European culture, this period is considered part of the High Middle Ages. Events Song dynasty loses power... 12th century, there was a Buddhist monastery near Tibet A monastery is the habitation of monks. Originally: a hermits cell. Christian monasteries are also called abbey, priory, charterhouse, friary, and preceptory The habitation of nuns is also called a convent. The communal life of a monastery is called cenobitic, as opposed to the anachoretic... monastery of The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. The two main branches of Augustinians comprise: The Canons Regular of... Augustine A Roman Catholic monk A monk is a person who practices monasticism, adopting a strict religious and ascetic lifestyle, usually in community with others following the same path. The word comes from the Greek monachos (μοναχός), commonly translated as a solitary person and can... monks which represented a centre of Icelandic culture. The most extensive medieval manuscript, the The Flatey Book, (in Icelandic the Flateyjarbók Flat-island book) is one of the most important medieval Icelandic manuscripts. It is also known as GkS 1005 fol. and Codex Flatöiensis. Sometimes Anglicized as Flateyjarbok. Description The Flatey Book is the largest and certainly one of the most beautiful... Flateyjarbók was written here. Afterwards, the island was an important trading post.

See also: The (most important) Fjords of Iceland Faxaflói Hvalfjörður Borgarfjörður Breiðafjörður Hvammsfjörður Ísarfjarðardjúp Húnaflói Skagafjörður Eyjafjörður Skjálfandi (bay) Öxarfjörður Vopnafjörður Héraðsflói Seyðisfjörður... Fjords of Iceland