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Turf houses in Hólar, Iceland.

Hólar is a small community, with a population of around 100, located in the Skagafjörður district of northern Iceland, some 379 km from Reykjavík. Skagafjörður is a Fjord in Northern Iceland, situated between Tröllaskagi (Peninsula of giants and Skagi Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( For the Greater Reykjavík Area see the Greater Reykjavík Area.

History

Hólar was founded as a diocese in 1106 by bishop Jón Ögmundsson and soon became one of Iceland's two main centers of learning. In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop. Jón Ögmundsson (1052 - 1121 was an Icelandic Bishop and local Icelandic saint Hólar played an important part in the medieval politics of Iceland, and was the seat of Guðmundur Arason in his struggle with Icelandic chieftains during the time of the commonwealth. Guðmundur Arason ( 1161 - March 16 1237) was an influential 12th and 13th century Icelandic saintly Bishop who took part in increasing The Icelandic Commonwealth or the Icelandic Free State (Þjóðveldið was the state existing in Iceland between the establishment of the Althing in Under Jón Arason Hólar was the last remaining stronghold of Catholicism in Iceland during the Reformation. Jón Arason ( 1484 - November 7, 1550) was an Icelandic Roman Catholic bishop and poet As a Christian Ecclesiastical term Catholic —from the Greek adjective, meaning "general" or "universal"—is described The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517 though its roots lie further back in time The best known Lutheran bishop of Hólar was Guðbrandur Þorláksson. Guðbrandur Þorláksson or Gudbrandur Thorlaksson (1541 &ndash July 20, 1627) was a mathematician cartographer and Bishop in Hólar

The first printing press was introduced to Hólar in 1530. A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a medium (such as paper or cloth thereby transferring an image Hólar Agricultural College was founded 1882. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The college was renamed Hólar University College in 2003. Hólar University College is located in Hólar, Iceland Hólar is a place of historical significance in regard to education Among others, some of the world's at the time best instructors and trainers of the icelandic horse are educated at this college.

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