{"id":3676,"date":"2022-03-09T03:34:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T03:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elg.is\/?p=3676"},"modified":"2022-03-09T03:36:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T03:36:03","slug":"magnthrungin-fossasinfonia-i-mjoafirdi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elg.is\/?p=3676","title":{"rendered":"Magn\u00ferungin fossasinf\u00f3n\u00eda \u00ed Mj\u00f3afir\u00f0i"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u00de\u00f3tt Mj\u00f3ifj\u00f6r\u00f0ur s\u00e9 ekki \u00fdkja langt fr\u00e1 Egilsst\u00f6\u00f0um er hann samt svo undarlega afskekktur vegna erfi\u00f0ra samgangna. \u00deanga\u00f0 liggur mj\u00f3r og brattur fjallvegur sem ekki er f\u00e6r nema yfir sumart\u00edmann og kannski eitthva\u00f0 frameftir hausti ef t\u00ed\u00f0 er g\u00f3\u00f0. Hinir f\u00e1u \u00edb\u00faar Brekku\u00feorps, kr\u00fattlegasta sm\u00e1\u00feorps landsins, ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 rei\u00f0a sig \u00e1 \u00e1\u00e6tlunarb\u00e1t fr\u00e1 Nor\u00f0fir\u00f0i mestallan veturinn.  <\/strong>
A\u00f0 koma ni\u00f0ur \u00ed Mj\u00f3afj\u00f6r\u00f0 me\u00f0 einhverjum sem ekki hefur komi\u00f0 \u00feanga\u00f0 \u00e1\u00f0ur er \u00e1kve\u00f0i\u00f0 upplifelsi \u2013 a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a vitni a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed hvernig vi\u00f0komandi gr\u00edpur andann \u00e1 lofti af hrifningu yfir \u00feeirri yfir\u00feyrmandi n\u00e1tt\u00farufegur\u00f0 sem m\u00e6tir manni \u00feegar komi\u00f0 er ni\u00f0ur af hei\u00f0inni, \u00fev\u00ed \u00feannig upplif\u00f0i ma\u00f0ur sj\u00e1lfur Mj\u00f3afj\u00f6r\u00f0 \u00ed fyrsta skipti. Og hrifningin er litlu minni \u00ed hvert skipti sem ma\u00f0ur heims\u00e6kir Mj\u00f3afj\u00f6r\u00f0 \u00e1 n\u00fd.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lei\u00f0 hundra\u00f0 l\u00e6kja<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mj\u00f3ifj\u00f6r\u00f0ur er sannakalla\u00f0 fossaland. A\u00f0 \u00e6tla a\u00f0 telja alla fossana \u00ed Mj\u00f3afir\u00f0i er svona svipa\u00f0 og reyna telja eyjarnar \u00ed Brei\u00f0afir\u00f0i. \u00cd br\u00f6ttum og gr\u00f3\u00f0urs\u00e6lum hl\u00ed\u00f0um tignarlegra fjalla falla \u00f3teljandi, sindrandi fjallal\u00e6kir og fossar. Mesta dj\u00e1sni\u00f0 \u00ed \u00feessari magn\u00ferungnu fossasinf\u00f3n\u00edu eru Klifsbrekkufossar \u00ed botni fjar\u00f0arins. \u00dear gefur a\u00f0 l\u00edta eina fallegustu fossar\u00f6\u00f0 landsins \u00fear sem h\u00fan fellur \u00ed m\u00f6rgum st\u00f6llum ni\u00f0ur klettari\u00f0 hl\u00ed\u00f0arinnar. Til a\u00f0 \u00e1tta sig betur \u00e1 \u00f6llum \u00feessum fj\u00f6lda l\u00e6kja og fossa \u00ed Mj\u00f3afir\u00f0i m\u00e1 geta \u00feess a\u00f0 einn heimamanna mun einhverju sinni hafa r\u00e1\u00f0ist \u00ed \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 telja l\u00e6kina \u00e1 veginum fr\u00e1 \u00feorpinu inn \u00ed fjar\u00f0arbotn, alls um 11-12km vegalengd. Reyndust \u00feeir vera eitt hundra\u00f0 talsins. \u00deeir renna n\u00fa allir til sj\u00e1var \u00ed gegnum r\u00f6r undir veginum svo h\u00e6gt er a\u00f0 gera s\u00e9r \u00ed hugarlund um hvernig \u00fea\u00f0 hefur veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 komast \u00fearna um \u00e1\u00f0ur en gripi\u00f0 var til \u00feeirra r\u00e1\u00f0stafana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Klifsbrekkufossar \u00ed Mj\u00f3afir\u00f0i.<\/em><\/strong>
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Minnsta \u00feorp landsins<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mj\u00f3ifj\u00f6r\u00f0ur telst vera 18km langur og \u00ed honum mi\u00f0jum stendur Brekku\u00feorp. Samkv\u00e6mt \u00fev\u00ed sem n\u00e6st ver\u00f0ur komist eru 14 manns me\u00f0 fasta b\u00fasetu \u00fear \u00ed dag. Fyrrum var mun fj\u00f6lmennara \u00ed fir\u00f0inum. \u00c1ri\u00f0 1904 ur\u00f0u \u00edb\u00faar flestir 412, \u00fear af 156 \u00ed Brekku\u00feorpi. Umsvif Nor\u00f0manna fyrr \u00e1 \u00e1rum, b\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 s\u00edld- og hvalvei\u00f0ar, h\u00e9lt uppi f\u00f3lksfj\u00f6ldanum. \u00deeir bygg\u00f0u hvalvei\u00f0ist\u00f6\u00f0 \u00ed fir\u00f0inum um \u00fear s\u00ed\u00f0ustu aldam\u00f3t, sem \u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma var s\u00fa st\u00e6rsta \u00ed heiminum me\u00f0 um 200 starfsmenn. Minjar hennar m\u00e1 sj\u00e1 \u00e1 Asknesi.  Einnig var \u00f6nnur hvalvei\u00f0ist\u00f6\u00f0 \u00ed Hamarsv\u00edk en h\u00fan var vart nema h\u00e1lfdr\u00e6ttingur \u00e1 vi\u00f0 Asknesst\u00f6\u00f0ina.
\u00cd Morgunbla\u00f0svi\u00f0tali \u00e1ri\u00f0 2000 er haft eftir Hj\u00e1lmari Vilhj\u00e1lmssyni, innf\u00e6ddum Mj\u00f3fir\u00f0ingi f\u00e6ddum \u00e1ri\u00f0 1937, a\u00f0 \u00ed hans \u00e6sku hafi veri\u00f0 b\u00fai\u00f0 meira e\u00f0a minna allt umhverfis fj\u00f6r\u00f0inn, v\u00e6ntanlega \u00e1 bilinu 150 til 200 manns. \u201eS\u00fa saga hefur veri\u00f0 s\u00f6g\u00f0 a\u00f0 eftir a\u00f0 strandfer\u00f0askip hafi geta\u00f0 lagt a\u00f0 bryggju \u00ed Mj\u00f3afir\u00f0i hafi helmingur \u00edb\u00faanna flutt burt. Eftir a\u00f0 vegurinn var lag\u00f0ur yfir hei\u00f0ina hafi hinn helmingurinn, \u00fe.e. s\u00e1 sj\u00f3hr\u00e6ddi, flutt \u00ed burtu,\u201c segir Hj\u00e1lmar \u00ed vi\u00f0talinu \u00e1ri\u00f0 2000. \u00cd \u00feessari kankv\u00edsi er \u00fe\u00f3 alvarlegur undirt\u00f3nn. \u00c1 \u00feeim t\u00edma sem vi\u00f0tali\u00f0 birtist voru \u00edb\u00faar 32 \u00e1 n\u00edu heimilum, samkv\u00e6mt \u00fev\u00ed sem fram kemur \u00ed greininni. En n\u00fa eru a\u00f0eins 14 eftir en eitthva\u00f0 fleiri dvelja \u00fear yfir sumari\u00f0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Minnsta \u00feorp landsins ba\u00f0a\u00f0 kv\u00f6ldgeislum s\u00f3larinnar \u00e1 fallegu sumarkv\u00f6ldi \u00ed Mj\u00f3afir\u00f0i.<\/em><\/strong>
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\u00deessi landg\u00f6nguprammi \u00ed fl\u00e6\u00f0arm\u00e1linu var upphaflega nota\u00f0ur af amer\u00edska hernum vi\u00f0 flutninga til ratsj\u00e1rst\u00f6\u00f0varinnar \u00e1 Straumnesfjalli. \u00deegar komi\u00f0 var upp s\u00edldarplani \u00ed Brekku\u00feorpi \u00e1ri\u00f0 1965 var pramminn fenginn v\u00e9larlaus austur til a\u00f0 flytja burt s\u00edldarafskur\u00f0inn. Var hann \u00fe\u00e1 dreginn fr\u00e1 Mj\u00f3afir\u00f0i til Nor\u00f0fjar\u00f0ar \u00fear sem landa\u00f0 var \u00ed br\u00e6\u00f0slu. Hann \u00fe\u00f3tti hins vegar \u00f3\u00fej\u00e1ll \u00ed notkun og voru menn hva\u00f0 eftir anna\u00f0 r\u00e9tt vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 missa hann ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni til Nor\u00f0fjar\u00f0ar. Hann var \u00fev\u00ed einungis nota\u00f0ur \u00ed tv\u00f6 sumur og lagt s\u00ed\u00f0an \u00e1 \u00feessum sta\u00f0 \u00fear sem hann er n\u00fa einskonar minnisvar\u00f0i um fyrri t\u00ed\u00f0ar atvinnuh\u00e6tti \u00ed Mj\u00f3afir\u00f0i.<\/em><\/strong>
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Einstakur sta\u00f0ur og s\u00e9rst\u00f6k stemmning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Gaman er a\u00f0 koma \u00e1 svona einstakan sta\u00f0 sem Brekku\u00feorp og Mj\u00f3ifj\u00f6r\u00f0ur er. Sl\u00edkir sta\u00f0ir b\u00faa yfir s\u00e9rstakri stemmningu og andbl\u00e6 li\u00f0ins t\u00edma. Uppskr\u00fafu\u00f0 yfirspenna n\u00fat\u00edmans \u00ed skarkala \u00fe\u00e9ttb\u00fdlisins n\u00e6r ekki til sl\u00edkra sta\u00f0a. \u00dear er annar l\u00edfstaktur \u2013 enginn a\u00f0 fl\u00fdta s\u00e9r neitt s\u00e9rstaklega. Og \u00feegar ma\u00f0ur kemur vi\u00f0 \u00ed S\u00f3lbrekku og kaupir s\u00e9r rj\u00fakandi kaffibolla me\u00f0 n\u00fdbaka\u00f0ri rj\u00f3mav\u00f6fflu gefur gestgjafinn, sem er innf\u00e6ddur Mj\u00f3fir\u00f0ingur, s\u00e9r t\u00edma til a\u00f0 setjast hj\u00e1 manni \u00fat \u00ed s\u00f3lskininu og segja manni s\u00f6gur og fr\u00f3\u00f0leik af sta\u00f0num. Sl\u00edkt myndi \u00f6rugglega ekki henda \u00e1 kaffih\u00fasi \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Og Mj\u00f3ifj\u00f6r\u00f0ur er sannarlega r\u00edkur af s\u00f6gu, sem m.a. s\u00e9st \u00e1 \u00feeim minjum, hvarvetna \u00ed fir\u00f0inum, sem bera vitni um fyrri t\u00ed\u00f0ar b\u00fasetu og l\u00edfsh\u00e1ttu. Einn af \u00feekktustu sonum Mj\u00f3afjar\u00f0ar, Vilhj\u00e1lmur Hj\u00e1lmarsson, kenndur vi\u00f0 Brekku, rita\u00f0i margt um s\u00f6gu fjar\u00f0arins og gaf \u00fat b\u00e6kur. Einhverjar \u00feeirra er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 kaupa me\u00f0 kaffinu \u00ed S\u00f3lbrekku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert intr\u00f3vertt\u00fdpan sem s\u00e6kir \u00ed f\u00e1menni, kyrr\u00f0, fri\u00f0 og fallega n\u00e1tt\u00faru \u00fe\u00e1 er Mj\u00f3ifj\u00f6r\u00f0ur kl\u00e1rlega draumasta\u00f0urinn fyrir \u00feig til a\u00f0 b\u00faa \u00e1 e\u00f0a a\u00f0 minnsta kosti dvelja um stund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Merkilegar minjar og fallegir fossar. \u00deetta er Mj\u00f3ifj\u00f6r\u00f0ur.<\/em><\/strong>
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\u00deetta h\u00fas \u00ed Brekku\u00feorpi var heldur \u00f3hrj\u00e1legt a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 \u00feegar \u00e9g \u00e1tti lei\u00f0 \u00fear um fyrir nokkrum \u00e1rum. \u00dea\u00f0 hefur n\u00fa veri\u00f0 endurbyggt af miklum metna\u00f0i og natni \u00ed upprunalega mynd, eiganda \u00feess og Brekku\u00feorpi til mikils s\u00f3ma.<\/em><\/strong>
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Kirkjan a\u00f0 Brekku var bygg\u00f0 1891 eftir a\u00f0 kirkjan \u00ed Fir\u00f0i var l\u00f6g\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur en h\u00fan \u00e1tti s\u00e9r langa s\u00f6gu, sumar heimildir nefna fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 1062. \u00cd kirkjugar\u00f0inum er m.a. steinsteypt grafh\u00fdsi sem h\u00fdsir Konr\u00e1\u00f0 Hj\u00e1lmarsson, kaupmann (1858-1939). Hann var \u00e6tta\u00f0ur h\u00e9\u00f0an og st\u00f3\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfur fyrir byggingu grafh\u00fdsisins me\u00f0an hann lif\u00f0i. Kirkjunni er vel vi\u00f0 haldi\u00f0 svo pr\u00fd\u00f0i er a\u00f0.<\/em><\/strong>
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Sumarkv\u00f6ld \u00ed Mj\u00f3afir\u00f0i.<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ef fari\u00f0 er ni\u00f0ur \u00ed Mj\u00f3afj\u00f6r\u00f0 er um a\u00f0 gera a\u00f0 aka \u00e1fram \u00fat \u00e1 Dalatanga. Vegurinn \u00feanga\u00f0 liggur undir br\u00f6ttum hl\u00ed\u00f0um hrikalegra fjalla. \u00c1 Dalatanga er a\u00f0 finna tv\u00f6 vitah\u00fas. \u00deetta \u00e1 myndinni er fr\u00e1 1895, er fyrsti lj\u00f3sviti \u00e1 Austurlandi og annar \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. N\u00fdrri vitinn er bygg\u00f0ur 1908. \u00dats\u00fdni\u00f0 fr\u00e1 Dalatanga er st\u00f3rkostlegt. <\/em><\/strong>
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Horft yfir Mj\u00f3afj\u00f6r\u00f0 \u00e1 lei\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur af hei\u00f0inni.<\/em><\/strong>
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Foss \u00ed Hofs\u00e1 \u00e1 lei\u00f0inni \u00fat \u00e1 Dalatanga.<\/em><\/strong>
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Horft yfir hina firnafallegu Klifsbrekkurfossa \u00far lofti. <\/em><\/strong>
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Andbl\u00e6r hins li\u00f0na. <\/em><\/strong>
Einhverjum g\u00e6ti fundist \u00feetta vera b\u00f6lva\u00f0 drasl og l\u00fdti \u00e1 umhverfinu sem \u00e6tti fjarl\u00e6gja
en \u00e1 sta\u00f0 eins og Mj\u00f3afir\u00f0i er \u00fea\u00f0 einhvern veginn ekki \u00feannig.
\u00deetta felur \u00ed s\u00e9r einhvern anda um hverfandi bygg\u00f0 og gengnar kynsl\u00f3\u00f0ir. <\/em><\/strong>
Og er \u00e1kaflega gott myndefni.<\/em><\/strong>
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Eitt af \u00f3talm\u00f6rgum fossagiljum \u00ed Mj\u00f3afir\u00f0i er hi\u00f0 st\u00f3rbrotna Prestagil.
Nafni\u00f0 er til komi\u00f0 vegna skessu sem seiddi til s\u00edn prestana \u00e1 sta\u00f0num, granda\u00f0i \u00feeim \u00ed <\/em><\/strong>
gilinu og lag\u00f0i s\u00e9r til munns, samkv\u00e6mt \u00fej\u00f3\u00f0s\u00f6gunni.<\/em><\/strong>
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Minjar, fossar, hrikaleg fj\u00f6ll og hafi\u00f0, \u00deetta er Mj\u00f3ifj\u00f6r\u00f0ur.<\/em><\/strong>
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