Kaldaðarnes is an ancient farm estate in Iceland on the banks of the Ölfus river, around 8 km (5.0 mi) west of Selfoss. Records of a farm at this location exist back to year 1200 AD where it is stated that Kaldaðarnes was one of few farms with rights to offer ferry service across the Ölfus river.
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Kaldaðarnes, Iceland
At Kaldaðarnes there was a church during Middle Ages and in the church there was a wooden cross that was believed to have healing powers, drawing pilgrims to the church. The cross was cut down and burned during the Lutheran reform.
Kaldaðarnes was an estate with 10 to 12 tenements. Between 1754 and 1846 there was a leprosy hospital at Kaldaðarnes and during 1945 to 1948 it was the location of an rehabilitation centre for alcoholics.
During World War II, the British forces built a large military camp at Kaldaðarnes as well as an airfield which was called RAF Station Kaldadarnes. Following a flood in Ölfus river, the military camp was closed down but the airfield remained in operation. After the war, the buildings were torn down and moved to the Keflavík airport. The airstrip continued to be used during the early years of Icelandic aviation but is now in ruins.
kaldaðarnes, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, february, 2013, learn, when, re. This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Kaldadarnes is an ancient farm estate in Iceland on the banks of the Olfus river around 8 km 5 0 mi west of Selfoss Records of a farm at this location exist back to year 1200 AD where it is stated that Kaldadarnes was one of few farms with rights to offer ferry service across the Olfus river class notpageimage Kaldadarnes Iceland At Kaldadarnes there was a church during Middle Ages and in the church there was a wooden cross that was believed to have healing powers drawing pilgrims to the church The cross was cut down and burned during the Lutheran reform Kaldadarnes was an estate with 10 to 12 tenements Between 1754 and 1846 there was a leprosy hospital at Kaldadarnes and during 1945 to 1948 it was the location of an rehabilitation centre for alcoholics During World War II the British forces built a large military camp at Kaldadarnes as well as an airfield which was called RAF Station Kaldadarnes Following a flood in Olfus river the military camp was closed down but the airfield remained in operation After the war the buildings were torn down and moved to the Keflavik airport The airstrip continued to be used during the early years of Icelandic aviation but is now in ruins External links Edithttps archive today 20080725211643 http www south is is ahugaverdir stadir Fornfraeg byli Kaldadarnes 647 default aspx http www nat is travelguide ahugav st kaldadarnes htmCoordinates 63 55 52 33 N 21 10 14 78 W 63 9312028 N 21 1707722 W 63 9312028 21 1707722 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kaldadarnes amp oldid 1058670429, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
