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Grafarkirkja Turf Church in North Iceland - the Oldest Turf Church in Iceland
In this travel-blog I am going to show you Grafarkirkja turf church - the Chapel at Gröf in Höfðaströnd in North Iceland which is Iceland's oldest turf church. Parts of the current turf church date back to the 17th century. Back in the olden days, Icelanders used to live in turf houses and the churches were made of turf. Now only a handful of turf churches remain in Iceland. Top photo: beautiful Grafarkirkja church There is a weather vane on top of the church with the letters 167_ with the last symbol missing. The oldest account on Gröf is from around 1240 and can be found in Sturlunga
