{"id":423484,"date":"2026-02-17T17:23:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/?p=423484"},"modified":"2026-02-17T17:42:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:42:37","slug":"rafmagn-til-reykjavikur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/is\/rafmagn-til-reykjavikur\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafmagn til Reykjav\u00edkur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c1ri\u00f0 1919 var \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 virkja Elli\u00f0a\u00e1r, byggja virkjun, \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0arh\u00fas og fj\u00f3s til a\u00f0 rafv\u00e6\u00f0a h\u00f6fu\u00f0borgina. Til a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 um framkv\u00e6md verksins voru fengnir verkfr\u00e6\u00f0ingarnir Aage Broager Christensen og Gu\u00f0mundur Hl\u00ed\u00f0dal, en ekki er vita\u00f0 hver teikna\u00f0i sj\u00e1lft st\u00f6\u00f0varh\u00fasi\u00f0, sem liggur fallega \u00ed Elli\u00f0a\u00e1rdal, tveimur k\u00edl\u00f3metrum fr\u00e1 \u00e1r\u00f3sunum. Uppist\u00f6\u00f0il\u00f3ni\u00f0 er Elli\u00f0avatn, en \u00fea\u00f0an eru fimm k\u00edl\u00f3metrar til \u00e1r\u00f3sanna. Sumari\u00f0 1921 er virkjunin komin \u00ed gagni\u00f0, og strax er helmingur h\u00fasa \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk komin me\u00f0 rafmagn, sem er au\u00f0vita\u00f0 bylting.<br>Hallveig Fr\u00f3\u00f0ad\u00f3ttir og Ing\u00f3lfur Arnarson fyrsti landn\u00e1msmennirnir er fyrstu eigandur Elli\u00f0a\u00e1nna. Eflaust hafa laxvei\u00f0ar veri\u00f0 stunda\u00f0ar \u00ed Elli\u00f0a\u00e1num allt fr\u00e1 upphafi bygg\u00f0ar \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk, \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e1\u00f0ur hafi \u00fea\u00f0 veri\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00f6\u00f0rum h\u00e6tti en n\u00fa. Fram eftir \u00f6ldum \u00e1ttu b\u00e6ndur og kirkjan vei\u00f0ir\u00e9tt \u00ed Elli\u00f0a\u00e1num, en vi\u00f0 si\u00f0askiptin lag\u00f0i Danakonungur eignir kirkjunnar undir sig og eigna\u00f0ist um lei\u00f0 vei\u00f0ina \u00ed Elli\u00f0a\u00e1num. \u00cd upphafi l\u00e9t hann stunda vei\u00f0arnar fyrir sig en s\u00ed\u00f0an voru \u00fe\u00e6r leig\u00f0ar \u00fat, fyrst \u00e1ri\u00f0 1757, a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed er tali\u00f0 er. \u00cd dag er Elli\u00f0a\u00e1 ekki bara g\u00f3\u00f0 laxvei\u00f0i\u00e1 \u00ed mi\u00f0ju h\u00f6fu\u00f0borgarinnar, heldur einstakt \u00fativistarsv\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed og vi\u00f0 \u00e1nna, \u00fear sem n\u00e1tt\u00faran m\u00e6tir, \u00e1 k\u00f6flum hra\u00f0brautum til og fr\u00e1 h\u00f6fu\u00f0borginni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1171-1-1024x362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1171-1-1024x362.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1171-1-300x106.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1171-1-768x271.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1171-1-770x272.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1171-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">B\u00e1tar b\u00ed\u00f0a sumarsins, \u00ed sm\u00e1b\u00e1tah\u00f6fn Snarfara vi\u00f0 \u00e1r\u00f3sa Elli\u00f0a\u00e1r<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1162-2-1024x362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1162-2-1024x362.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1162-2-300x106.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1162-2-768x271.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1162-2-770x272.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1162-2.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Einn b\u00e1tur \u00ed sm\u00e1b\u00e1tah\u00f6fninni, Esjan \u00ed bakgrunni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1151-2-1024x362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1151-2-1024x362.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1151-2-300x106.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1151-2-768x271.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1151-2-770x272.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1151-2.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">G\u00f6ngu og hj\u00f3labr\u00fdrnar vi\u00f0 \u00e1r\u00f3sa Elli\u00f0a\u00e1r<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1143-1-1024x362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1143-1-1024x362.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1143-1-300x106.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1143-1-768x271.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1143-1-770x272.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1143-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">N\u00fdtt hverfi \u00ed Vogunum, r\u00eds \u00e1 b\u00f6kkum Elli\u00f0a\u00e1r<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1137-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1137-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1137-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1137-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1137-1-770x578.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1137-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">t\u00f6\u00f0varh\u00fas Elli\u00f0\u00e1rvirkjunnar, teki\u00f0 \u00ed notkun 1921, fyrir 105 \u00e1rum s\u00ed\u00f0an<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1129-1-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1129-1-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1129-1-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1129-1-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1129-1-770x578.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1129-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Vi\u00f0 bakka Elli\u00f0avatns<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1104-1-1024x362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1104-1-1024x362.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1104-1-300x106.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1104-1-768x271.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1104-1-770x272.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1104-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Horft eftir g\u00f6ngust\u00edgnum yfir st\u00edfluna sem var bygg\u00f0 samhli\u00f0a virkjuninni. Brei\u00f0holt \u00ed bakgrunni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1098-1-1024x362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1098-1-1024x362.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1098-1-300x106.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1098-1-768x271.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1098-1-770x272.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1098-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Svanir og endur leika s\u00e9r \u00ed Elli\u00f0a\u00e1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1092-1-1024x362.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-423496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1092-1-1024x362.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1092-1-300x106.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1092-1-768x271.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1092-1-770x272.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/DSCF1092-1.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00c1rt\u00fansbrekkan er r\u00e9tt nor\u00f0an vi\u00f0 st\u00f6\u00f0varh\u00fasi\u00f0, \u00fear er n\u00fa komin snj\u00f3framlei\u00f0sla<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lj\u00f3smyndir &amp; texti : P\u00e1ll Stef\u00e1nsson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reykjav\u00edk : 16\/02\/2026 : GFX 100RF &#8211; 4.0\/35mm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00c1ri\u00f0 1919 var \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 virkja Elli\u00f0a\u00e1r, byggja virkjun, \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0arh\u00fas og fj\u00f3s til a\u00f0 rafv\u00e6\u00f0a h\u00f6fu\u00f0borgina. Til a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 um framkv\u00e6md verksins voru fengnir verkfr\u00e6\u00f0ingarnir Aage Broager Christensen og Gu\u00f0mundur Hl\u00ed\u00f0dal, en ekki er vita\u00f0 hver teikna\u00f0i sj\u00e1lft st\u00f6\u00f0varh\u00fasi\u00f0, sem liggur fallega \u00ed Elli\u00f0a\u00e1rdal, tveimur k\u00edl\u00f3metrum fr\u00e1 \u00e1r\u00f3sunum. Uppist\u00f6\u00f0il\u00f3ni\u00f0 er Elli\u00f0avatn, en \u00fea\u00f0an eru fimm k\u00edl\u00f3metrar til \u00e1r\u00f3sanna. Sumari\u00f0 1921 er virkjunin komin \u00ed gagni\u00f0, og strax er helmingur h\u00fasa \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk komin me\u00f0 rafmagn, sem er au\u00f0vita\u00f0 bylting.Hallveig Fr\u00f3\u00f0ad\u00f3ttir [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":423496,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1088,1096,1390,1095],"tags":[4548],"class_list":["post-423484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-greinar","category-hofudborgarsvaedid","category-myndasafn","category-reykjavik-is","tag-einar-th-thorsteinsson-is"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rafmagn til Reykjav\u00edkur - Icelandic Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/icelandictimes.com\/is\/rafmagn-til-reykjavikur\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"is_IS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rafmagn til Reykjav\u00edkur - Icelandic Times\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u00c1ri\u00f0 1919 var \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 a\u00f0 virkja Elli\u00f0a\u00e1r, byggja virkjun, \u00edb\u00fa\u00f0arh\u00fas og fj\u00f3s til a\u00f0 rafv\u00e6\u00f0a h\u00f6fu\u00f0borgina. 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