Amendment to the detailed plan for the town centre of Hafnarfjörður, concerning the plots at 11 Strandgata and 12 Austurgata. At the processing meeting of the Planning and Building Officer of Hafnarfjörður, on 10 May. 2017, it was approved to carry out a neighbourhood consultation on a minor amendment to Plot 1 in the detailed plan for the city centre of Hafnarfjörður, concerning the plots at Strandgata 11 and Austurgata 12, in accordance with Article 44 of the Planning Act no. 123/2010. The amendment to the detailed plan consists of […]
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Neighbourhood consultation – plots at Óseyrarbraut 25, 27 and 27B
Amendment to the detailed plan for the Suðurhöfn area in Hafnarfjörður, concerning the plots at Óseyrarbraut 25, 27 and 27B. The Planning and Building Committee of Hafnarfjörður approved at its meeting on 13 June 2017 to give local notice of an amendment to plot 5.4c in the detailed plan for the South Harbour, for the plots at Óseyrarbraut 25, 27 and 27B in Hafnarfjörður, in accordance with Section 44 of the Planning Act no. 123/2010. The amendment to the detailed plan consists of […]
Address of the Valkyrie of Hafnarfjörður 2017
Eva Ágústa Aradóttir was the Fjallkonan for the City of Hafnarfjörður on National Day. Eva is the first trans woman to serve as Fjallkonan at a public celebration. Eva, a Hafnarfjörður native through and through, read a poem by Bryndís Björgvinsdóttir. The Mountain Maiden is a symbol or personification of Iceland. She first appeared at the Icelandic Day in Winnipeg, Canada, in 1924 and after the establishment of the republic in Iceland in 1944 […]
Town Council Meeting, 21 June
A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 21 June. The meeting will begin at 2 pm at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. The meeting will be streamed live on the website. Here you can view the meeting agenda. Here you can watch the meeting live. The broadcast begins promptly at 2 pm. Among the items on the agenda are construction permits for Sandskeiðslína 1, general rules on the allocation of plots […]
A new concept for resident-run housing in Hafnarfjörður
At a meeting of the town council this morning, draft founding statutes were presented for a resident-run rental housing association in the town, which aims to lower rents, reduce overheads, and increase the involvement and participation of the residents themselves. According to the Mayor of Hafnarfjörður, this represents a major step forward for the municipality. The project is motivated by the need to […]
Rental accommodation in the heart of Hafnarfjörður
Hafnarfjörður Municipality is advertising Strandgata 4 for rent. The property comprises a basement, two storeys and an attic, totalling approximately 515 m². The building is reinforced concrete, built in 1930 by merchant Jón Mathiesen, who ran a shop there for many years and lived on the upper floor. The property will be handed over in autumn 2017. The entire property is advertised for lease and it is intended […]
Awards for effective management and multicultural work
Since 2008, the Education Committee of Hafnarfjörður municipality has awarded 1-3 accolades per year to individual school projects that are considered exemplary and characteristic of creative school work in Hafnarfjörður. This year, three schools received an award. Öldutúnsskóli and the Álfaberg nursery school for good staff morale and effective management, and Hvaleyrarskóli for educational and multicultural work in the school library. High staff satisfaction and increased progress in […]
Happy National Day in Hafnarfjörður
A proper national day celebration will be on offer in Hafnarfjörður on 17th June. There will be an organised programme in the town centre, at Thorsplan, by Hafnarborg and the Hafnarfjörður Museum of Local History. On Strandgatan there will be stalls, fairground rides, shooting ranges, table tennis, archery, music, an obstacle course and giant inflatables, and there should be something of interest for every member of the family. The day begins at 8 a.m. with […]
New summer opening at the South Bay Pool
From today, residents and visitors in Hafnarfjörður can enjoy a swim in the Suðurbær Pool until 22:00. The pool's summer opening hours are now in effect and will remain so until 13 August. The Suðurbær Pool will be open until 22:00 every weekday and until 21:00 on Sundays. Opening hours will remain unchanged at […]
A new handbook on early intervention in speech and language therapy
The Norðurberg Nursery School has published a handbook on early intervention in language stimulation for nursery school children and preparation for reading. The handbook was recently presented at a special launch event at the school, attended by numerous guests. The handbook, 'Early Intervention in Language Stimulation for Preschool Children – Preparation for Reading', is the result of a development project at the nursery school that has been taking place for the past two years. The handbook presents, among other things, […]