Hraun (Fljót)

From Hraun, there are good views of Fljót and Skagafjörður. The farm is on a slope overlooking Miklavatn lake and a long isthmus called Hraunamöl between the lake and the sea from which people used to fish. There is an inlet called Hraunakrókur north of Hraunamöl^[3] where a polar bear turned up on and was killed in 1870.^[2] The major road to Siglufjörður went, and still goes, by Hraun—previously up Hraunadalur valley through Siglufjarðarskarð—but now through Alemenningar road and Strákagöng tunnel; it used to be heavily trafficked.^[4] In the late 19th century, a clothing store was established there, which later relocated to Haganesvík.

Since the land offered good access to fishing in Miklavatn and a nearby eider duck nesting site, there was a large farm in Hraun for a long time.^[5] One of the most well-known of Hraun's farmers in the last century was Einar Baldvin Guðmundsson (1841–1910), member of parliament and merchant. He was married three times and had many children.^[6] He referred to his descendants as the "Hraun Clan".^[7]

66°05′50″N 19°04′36″W / 66.0972°N 19.0767°W / 66.0972; -19.0767