{"id":13857,"date":"2019-06-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/ny-utsynisskifa-og-hafnfirdingur-til-fyrirmyndar\/"},"modified":"2022-10-25T09:01:44","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T09:01:44","slug":"a-new-viewpoint-and-a-model-harbourmaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/ny-utsynisskifa-og-hafnfirdingur-til-fyrirmyndar\/","title":{"rendered":"A Model Hafnfir\u00f0ingur"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new viewpoint at the top of Helgafell was formally inaugurated yesterday in the presence of a large crowd. Credit for the project goes to the Rotary Club of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur in collaboration with Rio Tinto Alcan, the engineering firm Mannvit, and other good partners. The Mayor of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, R\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir, was present at the inauguration and took the opportunity to present R\u00fanar P\u00e1lsson with an award for his contribution to Helgafell.<\/p>\n

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New viewpoint at Helgafell officially inaugurated<\/sup><\/p>\n

R\u00fanar P\u00e1lsson received the new title and award \u201eHafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur's Role Model\u201c at the top of Helgafell. R\u00fanar goes up the mountain almost daily, whether on foot, by bike or running. For 22 years, he has looked after the guest book on Helgafell and now has a considerable collection of them in his garage. It is estimated that R\u00fanar now has around 150 books, containing all sorts of lovely messages from visitors and passers-by from all over the world. The idea for a guestbook in the area and the project as a whole was originally his, and the project has followed him all these years. During the summer, R\u00fanar takes one or more guestbooks up the mountain, as they are quickly filled when there is a lot of traffic. The books fill up slowly over the winter, but traffic on the mountain has still become incredibly busy all year round, as the 'gymnasium' Helgafell suits people of all ages, shapes, sizes and nationalities.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_3402\"R\u00fanar P\u00e1lsson writes here in \u201ehis own guestbook\u201c at the top of Helgafell.  <\/sup><\/p>\n

Thank you for your selfless contribution to the community. <\/strong><\/p>\n

With this award to R\u00fanar, the health town of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur wishes to express its sincere thanks for his selfless contribution, which is a great example to others. An individual initiative that benefits the entire community. Simply setting up a storage space for the guestbook and installing the first copy is not a given, but to follow through with one's project and its implementation for 22 years is both inspiring and commendable. With this contribution and encouragement, the Municipality of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur wishes to lend its support to the project. \u201eOn this beautiful day and on this wonderful occasion, we would like to thank R\u00fanar for his selfless contribution to the community. At the same time, we would also like to thank the Rotary Club of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur and everyone involved in the installation of this magnificent information board for their contribution and initiative. It is the individuals, clubs and businesses that make a town unique. We in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur are blessed with people who care about their community and the environment, and for that, we are extremely grateful.\u201c <\/em>said R\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir after the consecration on the top of Helgafell yesterday.  <\/p>\n

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A new viewpoint and guestbook at Helgav\u00f6llur, with the beautiful Fjord in the background.<\/sup><\/p>\n

More pictures can be found on Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur's Facebook page <\/a> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

N\u00fd \u00fats\u00fdnissk\u00edfa \u00e1 toppi Helgafells var v\u00edg\u00f0 formlega \u00ed g\u00e6r a\u00f0 vi\u00f0st\u00f6ddu fj\u00f6lmenni. Hei\u00f0urinn a\u00f0 framkv\u00e6mdinni \u00e1 R\u00f3tar\u00fd kl\u00fabbur Hafnarfjar\u00f0ar \u00ed samstarfi vi\u00f0 Rio Tinto Alcan, Verkfr\u00e6\u00f0istofuna Mannvit og fleiri g\u00f3\u00f0a a\u00f0ila. B\u00e6jarstj\u00f3ri Hafnarfjar\u00f0arb\u00e6jar, R\u00f3sa Gu\u00f0bjartsd\u00f3ttir, var vi\u00f0st\u00f6dd v\u00edgsluna og f\u00e9kk a\u00f0 n\u00fdta t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri\u00f0 til a\u00f0 afhenda R\u00fanari P\u00e1lssyni vi\u00f0urkenningu fyrir framlag sitt til Helgafellsins. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16711,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_breakdance_hide_in_design_set":false,"_breakdance_tags":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-frettir"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13857\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13857"}],"curies":[{"name":"WordPress","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}