Stafafells Church

Q: Hvar er Stafafellskirkja?

Stafafellskirkja er á Austurlandi.

Q: Er Stafafellskirkja í þéttbýli?

Nei, hún er staðsett utan þéttbýlis.

Q: Er Stafafellskirkja hluti af þjóðkirkjunni?

Já, hún tilheyrir þjóðkirkjunni.

Q: Er Stafafellskirkja opin almenningi við sérstök tilefni?

Já, hún er opin almenningi við helgihald og viðburði.

Churches of Iceland

RegionEast Iceland

Built1868

Construction started1866

Consecrated1868

Building materialTimber

Roof materialCorrugated iron

TowerNo

Protected statusProtected since 1990

Stafafells Church stands at Stafafell in Lón in Southeast Iceland. A church is believed to have stood at the site not long after the Christianisation of Iceland, giving Stafafell a long religious history.

The present timber church dates from 1868. The site is part of the cultural landscape of Lón, where church history, farms and the mountain scenery of Southeast Iceland come together.