Setberg | |
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Kirkjustaður (Farm and Parsonage) | |
Coordinates: 64°57′N 23°12′W / 64.950°N 23.200°W | |
Country | Iceland |
Constituency | Northwest |
Region | Western Region |
Municipality | Grundarfjörður |
Time zone | UTC+0 ( GMT) |
Setberg (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsɛtˌpɛrk]) is a "Kirkjustaður" located on the Snæfellsnes peninsula, in the Grundarfjörður municipality.
The Setberg Church (
Icelandic: Setbergskirkja
[ˈsɛtˌpɛrksˌcʰɪr̥ca, -ˌpɛr̥s-]) is a small, towerless wooden church located in Setberg. The church was erected in 1892 by Sveinn Jónsson.
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Although the current church was built in the 19th century, there has been a church in Setberg since the 12th century.
Prior to the
Icelandic Reformation the patronage of the Setberg Church was the holy cross.