The City of Hafnarfjörður is advertising a plot for allocation for a mobile home. This is a single-family house plot at Hverfisgata 12, and the plot will be sold at a fixed price. Both individuals and legal entities can apply for the plot. The application must be accompanied by a description of the house to be moved onto the plot, and the planning officer for the City of Hafnarfjörður will assess the applications with regard to planning considerations. Key information […]
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The archer Eva has come HOME to Hafnarfjörður
Arkarinn Eva returned home to Hafnarfjörður yesterday. Arkarinn Eva is a 16-year-old girl from Hafnarfjörður who has spent 43 days on the great project of walking around the country to raise money for the Children's Hospital of Iceland. She set off from Hafnarfjörður Church on Sunday, 16th June, and yesterday became both the first woman and the youngest person ever to […]
Beauty Pageant 2019 – Nominations
The City of Hafnarfjörður is seeking nominations from residents and other interested parties for awards for beautiful and well-maintained gardens, streets, open spaces or institutional grounds in Hafnarfjörður. The selection for the awards is based solely on submitted nominations, and residents, employees and other interested parties are therefore encouraged to take an active part. The awards are intended to set a certain standard in this […]
Events and Project Grants 2019 – application deadline 10 September
The Culture and Tourism Committee of Hafnarfjörður is inviting applications for grants for projects, events and partnership agreements in the field of culture and the arts in Hafnarfjörður. Applications must be submitted electronically by 10 September 2019. Twice a year, the Culture and Tourism Committee of Hafnarfjörður invites applications for grants for cultural activities and the promotion of […]
Caring for the local recycling bins – let's take good care of them!
Umgengni íbúa við grenndargáma heilt yfir á höfuðborgarsvæðinu hefur lengi verið vandamál. Hafnarfjarðarbær úthlutar svæði fyrir grenndargáma innan bæjarmarkanna og SORPA þjónustar pappír, plast og glergáma á stöðvunum skv. sérstökum þjónustusamningi við sveitarfélögin. Aðrir aðilar hafa komið inn á þessar stöðvar með sína gáma, má þar nefna Rauða krossinn og Hertex með fatagáma og Skátana […]
Take responsibility, sort and reduce waste
These days, SORPA is running a campaign to encourage residents to familiarise themselves with the sorting website www.sorpa.is. The aim is to remove from the grey bin those items that have a recycling route. Glass, medicines, electrical appliances, hazardous waste and textiles all have recycling routes and do not belong with general waste. Therefore, great emphasis is placed on sorting these items […]
Breiðhella 2-6
Detailed Plan Amendment: Hellnahraun 2nd Phase, Breiðhella 2-6. At the meeting of the Planning and Building Committee of Hafnarfjörður on 18 June 2019, it was approved to advertise an amendment to the detailed plan for Hellnahraun, Phase 2, covering the plots at Breiðhella 2-6, in accordance with 1. subsection 43.1 of the Planning Act 123/2010. The changes consist of: the building plots for the houses at Breiðhella 4 and 6 are extended and a servitude […]
Green light for the City and Harbour of Hafnarfjörður
The City of Hafnarfjörður and the Port of Hafnarfjörður recently received the Green Light from Orkusalan, which confirms and certifies that the municipality and the port use 100% renewable electricity in their operations, with origin guarantees in accordance with an international standard. This step and this certification are part of the municipality's green journey. One of the stated goals of the City of Hafnarfjörður is to be at the forefront of sustainability and environmental matters, […]
Well done, Hafnarfjörður Summer School!
Staff at the Hafnarfjörður Work School, who have been at work since the beginning of June, are finishing their work this week. More senior workers in the town centre group, in groups with sports clubs and at the playground will continue to work for a while longer. The mayor took advantage of the good weather yesterday and visited several groups to learn more about their projects and work this summer […]
Power cut on the night of Thursday, 25th July
There will be a power cut across the HS Veitur supply area within the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður and part of the Municipality of Garðabær on the early hours of Thursday, 25th July. – PLEASE NOTE: Changed timing. There will be a power cut across the entire HS Veitur supply area in Hafnarfjörður and part of Garðabær in the early hours of Thursday, from 1:00 to 2:00. The power cut is necessary to bring the 132 kV HF1 high-voltage cable from Landsnet back into operation. This is […]