{"id":227349,"date":"2025-07-10T11:41:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T11:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/austurvollur-2\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T12:07:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T12:07:01","slug":"austurvollur-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/is\/austurvollur-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Austurv\u00f6llur"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Skoskt sau\u00f0f\u00e9 b\u00edtur gras \u00e1 Austurvelli \u00e1ri\u00f0 1932. Innfluttningur fj\u00e1rstofnsins var li\u00f0ur \u00ed landb\u00fana\u00f0artilraun \u00e1 vegum \u00edslenska r\u00edkisins. (Lj\u00f3sm: Magn\u00fas \u00d3lafsson)Fyrr \u00e1 \u00f6ldum, \u00feegar Austurv\u00f6llur var besta t\u00fan V\u00edkurb\u00f3ndans, var hann mun st\u00e6rri en n\u00fa. V\u00f6llurinn n\u00e1\u00f0i fr\u00e1 A\u00f0alstr\u00e6ti austur a\u00f0 L\u00e6kjarg\u00f6tu og fr\u00e1 malarkambinum vi\u00f0 Hafnarstr\u00e6ti a\u00f0 Tj\u00f6rninni og var sy\u00f0sti hluti hans nefndur Tjarnarv\u00f6llur.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00deegar D\u00f3mkirkjan var bygg\u00f0 1788-1790 var grj\u00f3ti\u00f0 sem nota \u00e1tti til byggingarinnar geymt \u00e1 Austurvelli, en \u00fea\u00f0 kom \u00far Grj\u00f3ta\u00feorpinu.<\/p>\n

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H\u00f3pur manna m\u00f3tm\u00e6lir inng\u00f6ngu \u00cdslands \u00ed Atlantshafsbandalagi\u00f0, NATO \u00e1 Austurvell 30. mars 1949.\u00a0 (Lj\u00f3sm: \u00f3\u00feekktur)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Upp\u00far aldam\u00f3tunum 1800 var Austurv\u00f6llur svo illa farinn, vegna \u00e1tro\u00f0nings og torfskur\u00f0ar a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var k\u00e6rt. \u00cd kj\u00f6lfari\u00f0 banna\u00f0i\u00a0 Frydensberg b\u00e6jarf\u00f3geti torfskur\u00f0 \u00fear \u00ed leyfisleysi. Hann l\u00fdsti vellinum svo 1806 a\u00f0 hann hafi \u00e1\u00f0ur veri\u00f0 til gagns og pr\u00fd\u00f0i en s\u00e9 n\u00fa or\u00f0inn sem vanhirt m\u00f3m\u00fdri. L\u00edti\u00f0 var gert fyrir \u00feetta sv\u00e6\u00f0i framan af utan \u00feess a\u00f0 formlegt bann vi\u00f0 \u00f6sku- og sorplosun \u00fear var sett \u00e1ri\u00f0 1806. V\u00f6llurinn var votlendur og d\u00e6ld\u00f3ttur og kom \u00fea\u00f0 \u00ed veg fyrir a\u00f0 byggt v\u00e6ri \u00e1 honum.<\/p>\n

Eftir \u00fev\u00ed sem bygg\u00f0in \u00fe\u00e9ttist f\u00f3r Austurv\u00f6llur minnkandi og var\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ar tjaldst\u00e6\u00f0i sveitamanna \u00ed kaupsta\u00f0arfer\u00f0um \u00e1 19. \u00f6ld. \u00ddmsir \u00fatlendingar sem heims\u00f3ttu b\u00e6inn tj\u00f6ldu\u00f0u l\u00edka \u00e1 vellinum.<\/p>\n

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Austurv\u00f6llur \u00e1ri\u00f0 1905. Stytta af Bertel Thorvaldsen, sem seinna var flutt \u00ed Hlj\u00f3msk\u00e1lagar\u00f0inn.\u00a0 (Lj\u00f3sm: Magn\u00fas \u00d3lafsson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00c1ri\u00f0 1874 f\u00e6r\u00f0i b\u00e6jarstj\u00f3rn Kaupmannahafnar Reykv\u00edkingum h\u00f6ggmynd a\u00f0 gj\u00f6f og var \u00fea\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfsmynd eftir Bertel Thorvaldsen myndh\u00f6ggvara. B\u00e6jarstj\u00f3rnin \u00e1kva\u00f0\u00a0 a\u00f0 h\u00fan myndi s\u00f3ma s\u00e9r best \u00e1 mi\u00f0jum Austurvelli. Sumari\u00f0 1875 var v\u00f6llurinn girtur, sl\u00e9tta\u00f0ur og tyrf\u00f0ur og ger\u00f0ir um hann gangst\u00edgar. H\u00f6ggmyndin var afhj\u00fapu\u00f0 me\u00f0 vi\u00f0h\u00f6fn\u00a0 19. n\u00f3vember 1875, \u00e1 afm\u00e6lisdegi listamannsins, og var fyrsta stytta sem sett var upp \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk.<\/p>\n

\u00c1ri\u00f0 1930 var gir\u00f0ingin tekin ni\u00f0ur og v\u00f6llurinn opna\u00f0ur. \u00c1ri\u00f0 1931 var sj\u00e1lfsmynd\u00a0 Bertels f\u00e6r\u00f0 \u00ed Hlj\u00f3msk\u00e1lagar\u00f0inn en styttan af J\u00f3ni Sigur\u00f0ssyni forseta kom \u00ed sta\u00f0inn. Einar J\u00f3nsson myndh\u00f6ggvari ger\u00f0i hana og Gu\u00f0j\u00f3n Sam\u00faelsson, h\u00fasameistari r\u00edkisins, ger\u00f0i st\u00f6pulinn.<\/p>\n

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Kvenfrelsisdagurinn \u00e1 Austurvelli \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk 19. j\u00fan\u00ed 1919. (Lj\u00f3sm: Magn\u00fas \u00d3lafsson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00c1 fyrstu \u00e1ratugum 20. aldar var oft b\u00fai\u00f0 til skautasvell \u00e1 vellinum a\u00f0 vetralagi og var \u00fear \u00fe\u00e1 l\u00edf og fj\u00f6r.<\/p>\n

Margs konar skemmtanir hafa fari\u00f0 fram \u00e1 Austurvelli \u00ed \u00e1ranna r\u00e1s og\u00a0 Reykjav\u00edkingar hafa i\u00f0ulega safnast \u00fear saman \u00fdmist til h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0ahalda e\u00f0a m\u00f3tm\u00e6lafunda. Ein fyrstu m\u00f3tm\u00e6li\u00a0 sem \u00fear \u00e1ttu s\u00e9r sta\u00f0 voru vegna s\u00edmam\u00e1lsins<\/em> svonefnda \u00e1ri\u00f0 1905 en \u00fe\u00e1 komu \u00fe\u00fasundir manna saman vi\u00f0 Austurv\u00f6ll. Inng\u00f6ngu \u00cdslands \u00ed Atlantshafsbandalagi\u00f0 var m\u00f3tm\u00e6lt h\u00e9r 30. mars 1949. \u00de\u00e1 kom til \u00e1taka og beitti l\u00f6greglan kylfum og t\u00e1ragasi gegn mannfj\u00f6ldanum. \u00c1rlega fj\u00f6lmenna Reykv\u00edkingar\u00a0 \u00e1 Austurv\u00f6ll \u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0h\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0ardaginn, 17. j\u00fan\u00ed, \u00feegar bl\u00f3msveigur er lag\u00f0ur a\u00f0 styttu J\u00f3ns Sigur\u00f0ssonar og \u00e1 j\u00f3laf\u00f6stu \u00feegar kveikt er \u00e1 j\u00f3latr\u00e9nu fr\u00e1 \u00d3sl\u00f3arb\u00faum.<\/p>\n

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Reiptog \u00e1 Austurvelli 1912. (Lj\u00f3sm: Magn\u00fas \u00d3lafsson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eftir efnahagshruni\u00f0 hausti\u00f0 2008 var\u00f0 Austurv\u00f6llur vettvangur m\u00f3tm\u00e6lafunda. F\u00f3lk safna\u00f0ist \u00fear saman, hl\u00fdddi \u00e1 r\u00e6\u00f0ur og bar\u00f0i \u00e1 potta og p\u00f6nnur til \u00feessa a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta \u00ed lj\u00f3s rei\u00f0i s\u00edna yfir \u00e1standinu. Gengu \u00feessar a\u00f0ger\u00f0ir undir nafninu B\u00fas\u00e1haldabyltingin.<\/p>\n

N\u00faverandi skipulag Austurvallar er fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 1962 og var m\u00f3ta\u00f0 af Sigur\u00f0i Alberti J\u00f3nssyni, \u00fe\u00e1verandi forst\u00f6\u00f0umanni Grasagar\u00f0sins \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk og lagt fyrir borgarr\u00e1\u00f0 af Hafli\u00f0a J\u00f3nssyni gar\u00f0yrkjustj\u00f3ra. \u00c1ri\u00f0 1999 var skipulagi\u00f0 einfalda\u00f0 samkv\u00e6mt teikningum \u00de\u00f3r\u00f3lfs J\u00f3nssonar landslagsarkitekts.<\/p>\n

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H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0arstemming \u00e1 Austurvelli \u00ed tilefni a\u00f0 n\u00fdfengnum kosningar\u00e9tti kvenna 19. j\u00fan\u00ed 1915. (Lj\u00f3sm: Magn\u00fas \u00d3lafsson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Lj\u00f3sin tendru\u00f0 \u00e1 Osl\u00f3artr\u00e9nu \u00e1ri\u00f0 1983. (Lj\u00f3sm: Jim Smart)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legur bar\u00e1ttudagur verkal\u00fd\u00f0sins haldinn \u00ed anna\u00f0 sinn \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk 1. ma\u00ed 1924. (Lj\u00f3sm: Ingimundur Sveinsson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Teikning Aage Nielsen-Edwin af Austurvelli og n\u00e1greni \u00e1ri\u00f0 1820.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Menningarmerkingar \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk<\/strong><\/em>
\nReykjav\u00edkurborg hefur undanfarin \u00e1r sett upp menningarmerkingar \u00ed borgarlandinu. Merkingar \u00e1 <\/em>s\u00f6gulegum minjum og sv\u00e6\u00f0um innan borgarmarka Reykjav\u00edkur gera upplifun borgarb\u00faa og gesta <\/em>borgarinnar \u00e1n\u00e6gjulegri auk \u00feess a\u00f0 veita fr\u00e6\u00f0slu um s\u00f6gu h\u00f6fu\u00f0borgarinnar. \u00c1 skiltunum m\u00e1 finna <\/em>fr\u00f3\u00f0leik um mannl\u00edf, s\u00f6gu, list og b\u00f3kmenntir sem tengjast vi\u00f0komandi sta\u00f0, \u00e1samt myndefni.<\/em>
\nTexti og myndir: Borgars\u00f6gusafn Reykjav\u00edkur.<\/em>
\nSj\u00e1 n\u00e1nar \u00e1\u00a0www.borgarsogusafn.is<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Skoskt sau\u00f0f\u00e9 b\u00edtur gras \u00e1 Austurvelli \u00e1ri\u00f0 1932. Innfluttningur fj\u00e1rstofnsins var li\u00f0ur \u00ed landb\u00fana\u00f0artilraun \u00e1 vegum \u00edslenska r\u00edkisins. (Lj\u00f3sm: Magn\u00fas \u00d3lafsson)Fyrr \u00e1 \u00f6ldum, \u00feegar Austurv\u00f6llur var besta t\u00fan V\u00edkurb\u00f3ndans, var hann mun st\u00e6rri en n\u00fa. V\u00f6llurinn n\u00e1\u00f0i fr\u00e1 A\u00f0alstr\u00e6ti austur a\u00f0 L\u00e6kjarg\u00f6tu og fr\u00e1 malarkambinum vi\u00f0 Hafnarstr\u00e6ti a\u00f0 Tj\u00f6rninni og var sy\u00f0sti hluti hans nefndur Tjarnarv\u00f6llur. \u00deegar D\u00f3mkirkjan var bygg\u00f0 1788-1790 var grj\u00f3ti\u00f0 sem nota \u00e1tti til byggingarinnar geymt \u00e1 Austurvelli, en \u00fea\u00f0 kom \u00far Grj\u00f3ta\u00feorpinu. Upp\u00far aldam\u00f3tunum 1800 var […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":227296,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1093,4113,1088,1096,1094,1390,1095],"tags":[19965,19966,19914,19338,19917],"class_list":["post-227349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-101-is","category-culture-is","category-greinar","category-hofudborgarsvaedid","category-midbaer-reykjavikur","category-myndasafn","category-reykjavik-is","tag-austurvollur-is","tag-downtown-is","tag-history-2-is","tag-iceland-is-3","tag-reykjavik-3-is"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAusturv\u00f6llur - Icelandic Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Fyrr \u00e1 \u00f6ldum, \u00feegar Austurv\u00f6llur var besta t\u00fan V\u00edkurb\u00f3ndans, var hann mun st\u00e6rri en n\u00fa. 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