The Last Turf Church of Hof, Höfn 赫本

 The Last Turf Church of Hof

Hof, in Öræfi, is a small village in southeast Iceland, approximately 30 kilometers east of Vatnajökull, and 20 kilometers south of the Skaftafell National Park. Like many Icelandic villages, houses here are roofed with turf, a practice that developed in Northern Europe as early as the Iron age. In order to protect themselves and their livestock from the harsh climate, the settlers constructed shelters using the trees to provide a framework and covering the frame with turf. Near the end of the 18th century, a new style developed with the ends of the buildings made of wood and the turf covering the sides and roofs. Some of these buildings have survived to present times. The Hofskirkja Church is one such building.

Höfn 赫本

Höfn is an Icelandic fishing town in the southeastern part of the country. It lies near Hornafjörður fjord. The town, the second largest in the southeastern part of Iceland, offers scenic views of Vatnajökull (the largest ice cap in Europe by volume). The community was formerly known as Hornafjarðarbær between 1994 and 1998.

Höfn is located on a peninsula in the southeast of Iceland. The name Höfn means harbour and it is a fishing port surrounded on three sides by the sea, with beaches on a long shoreline to the southeast. Shoals and glacial rivers traverse this area with many shifting lagoons and sand reefs being formed. Höfn is surrounded by several small islands to the east of the town, the largest of which is Mikley, followed by Krókalátur and Hellir.

赫本位於冰島東南方一座半島上，赫本在冰島語意旨漁港，該港港口三面環海，為冰島東南方最長的海岸線港口。，由於周圍河流的影響，整個半島位於一潟湖內。，除半島外，赫本周為還有許多島嶼，其中最大的島嶼為Mikley，第二大島為Krókalátur，第三大島為Hellir，這三座島皆位於城鎮東方。

赫本是冰島東南方的少數擁有港口的城市之一，在附近水域由於潟湖而造成容易堆積砂石，導致水域深度變化落差大，在潟湖入口通道水域約深6-7公尺，然而潟湖外入口處附近水深約7-8公尺左右，周圍水域水深對於航運造成影響。另外，在冬季期間，赫本港口會有數個月因凍結而封港。