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[[File:Budir Church Iceland.jpg|thumb|Church near Búðir, August 1989]] |
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'''Búðir''' is a [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in western [[Iceland]], on [[Snaefellsnes]] peninsula, and is the home of the [[Hotel Búðir]] and a small church. |
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'''Búðir''' or Búðir is a small [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in [[Búðahraun]] lava fields in [[Staðarsveit]], which is in the western region of [[Iceland]], on the westernmost tip of the [[Snaefellsnes]] [[peninsula]] where [[Hraunhafnará]] falls to the sea, the original old name of Búðir having been [[Hraunhöfn]]. Just a cluster of old buildings, Búðir is the home of popular country inn and restaurant [[Hotel Búðir]] and a very old small church. The original old house of the [[restaurant]] and [[Hótel Búðir]] burned down a couple of years ago, and had to be rebuilt completely, so as to resemble the original old inn house and to blend into the existing scenery of old buildings and natural surroundings. |
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It is believed that commercial ships and fishing vessels have been making their landing at Búðir all the way back to when [[Iceland|Iceland's]] first inhabitants made their way there across the ocean, and commercial activity started there very early in recorded history. Originally the main function of Búðir was that to act as a [[commercial]] and [[trade]] hub for Snæfellsnes and the surrounding west coast region, during an extended period of [[Danish]] trade [[monopoly]]. Today the small hamlet of Búðir along with Hótel Búðir is a center of attraction in Snæfellsnes for [[tourists]] and various [[tourism]] activities. |
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Revision as of 12:22, 26 July 2010
Búðir or Búðir is a small hamlet in Búðahraun lava fields in Staðarsveit, which is in the western region of Iceland, on the westernmost tip of the Snaefellsnes peninsula where Hraunhafnará falls to the sea, the original old name of Búðir having been Hraunhöfn. Just a cluster of old buildings, Búðir is the home of popular country inn and restaurant Hotel Búðir and a very old small church. The original old house of the restaurant and Hótel Búðir burned down a couple of years ago, and had to be rebuilt completely, so as to resemble the original old inn house and to blend into the existing scenery of old buildings and natural surroundings.
It is believed that commercial ships and fishing vessels have been making their landing at Búðir all the way back to when Iceland's first inhabitants made their way there across the ocean, and commercial activity started there very early in recorded history. Originally the main function of Búðir was that to act as a commercial and trade hub for Snæfellsnes and the surrounding west coast region, during an extended period of Danish trade monopoly. Today the small hamlet of Búðir along with Hótel Búðir is a center of attraction in Snæfellsnes for tourists and various tourism activities.
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64°49′23″N 23°23′06″W / 64.8231°N 23.3849°W
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