The 1500th meeting of the Harbour Board was held this morning. The first meeting of the „Harbour Committee“ was held on 9 September 1909. The members of the committee at that time were Mayor Magnús Jónsson, and town councillors Sigfús Bergmann and Guðmundur Helgason. The committee's first task was to prepare for the construction of a harbour ship quay. It was considered fitting, on the occasion of today's meeting, that the 1500th meeting of the Harbour Board should be used to present […]
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The West Fells – designers' proposals
A well-attended meeting about planning proposals for the western part of Hraun was held at Hafnarborg yesterday, where proposals from design groups were presented, among other things. A detailed planning process is planned for an area bordered by Fjarðarhraun, Reykjavíkurvegur and Flatahraun, which aims to primarily consolidate the area's built-up area and change the land use to a mixed residential and commercial area. The City of Hafnarfjörður called for ideas from five […]
Timed comprehensive road repair strategy
The City of Hafnarfjörður stresses the great need for an overall strategy for road improvements to the main road network that runs through Hafnarfjörður. In recent months, traffic on this route has increased significantly, and the figures clearly show that the two most accident-prone roundabouts in the capital region are those at Lækjargata and Flatahraun; they also top the list when it comes to […]
Planning amendment Eskivellir 11 and 13
Amendment to the detailed plan for Eskivallar 11 and 13, Vellir 5. The Planning and Building Committee of Hafnarfjörður approved at its meeting on 13 December 2016 to advertise the proposal for a revised detailed plan for Eskivellir 11 in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 43 of the Planning Act No. 123/2010. The amendment consists of: 5.4.1. Multi-family building F1. At Eskivelli 11, one six-storey multi-family building (F1) with 39 flats will be constructed. Building envelope […]
Blood donation at Fjarðarkaup
The Bloodmobile will be at Fjarðarkaup on Thursday from 1 pm to 5 pm. By donating blood we save lives and ease the burden on those who need this vital gift. Accidents give no warning, nor do illnesses all too often. And as remarkable as it is, it is relatively little or no effort to pop into the Blood Bank van and give to the sick and […]
Our representatives at Samfés
On Friday, 20th January, the Hafnarfjörður Youth Club Singing Competition was held. This annual competition is a qualifying round for the Samfés Singing Competition, which will take place at the Laugardalshöll on Saturday, 24th March. The winners of the evening were Birta Guðný Árnadóttir from Vitan and Agnes Björk Rúnarsdóttir from Öldan. The Town Cinema was packed with talented young people from Hafnarfjörður. The competition took place at the Town Cinema, which was packed to the rafters and buzzing […]
Official website of the year 2016
Last Friday, the Icelandic Web Awards for 2016 were presented at a ceremony in the Silverberg at Harpa. The website for the City of Hafnarfjörður – hafnarfjordur.is – received an award for the best public website of 2016. The Icelandic Web Awards are the culmination of the web industry, held with the aim of promoting it, rewarding the best websites and encouraging those who work in this field. Website […]
Magnificent Darkness – Winter Festival
A magnificent four-day Winter Festival will be held from 2nd to 5th February. Höfuðborgarstofa organises and runs the Winter Festival, now in its 16th year, and the festival takes place in all six municipalities of the capital region. This festival of light and darkness consists of four main pillars: Museum Night, Swimming Pool Night, Snow Celebration and Light Art, along with over 150 events where a large number of artists take […]
Town Council meeting 1st February
A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 1 February. The meeting will begin at 14:00 at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. The meeting is streamed live on the town's website. Here you can see the agenda for the meeting. Here you can watch the meeting live. The broadcast begins promptly at 14:00. Among the items on the agenda are the Master Plan for Hafnarfjörður and an amendment concerning water protection boundaries to bring them into line […]
Everyone Reads – National Reading Challenge
Reading simply makes life more enjoyable! We encourage EVERYONE to take part in ALL READ – a national reading game. At its meeting this week, the Education Committee of the City of Hafnarfjörður drew special attention to the reading competition, the National Reading Game, which is organised by the Allir lesa organisation and is taking place nationwide from 27 January – Ladies' Day on 19 February. The Education Committee encourages residents to […]