Hofskirkja Turf Church

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Hofskirkja Turf Church

Detail of the cemetery behind Hofskirkja church, located in Nor?austurvegur. October 19, 2022. Hofskirkja is a turf church in the Oraefi region of southeastern Iceland. There are only 6 turf churches left in Iceland and this is the last of the old churches to be built in this traditional style. Its walls are made of rock and the roof is made of stone slabs, covered with turf. The church was built in 1884. (Photo by Jorge Mantilla/NurPhoto)


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