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Selfoss - History

Selfoss village is situated in the south western of Iceland, 30 miles (48 km) east-southeast of Reykjavík. It lies on the Ölfusá River, about 5 miles (8 km) from the Atlantic Ocean.

At the end of the 9th century, at the time of the Settlement of Iceland, Selfoss was settled by Þórir Ásason.

In the summer of 1891, on the initiative of entrepreneur and politician Tryggvi Gunnarsson, a suspension bridge was built over the Ölfusá River at Selfoss. It was at that time the most ambitious structure built in the country.

The bridge was crucial for the development of Selfoss. In 1900, there were forty people living here, while in 1993 it's population was over 4,000. That made Selfoss the largest town in the south of Iceland.

The city supplies most of the milk for the capital, and is also a popular resort.

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