535A - Garden Parks II - Jónsgarður

Jónsgarður is the oldest garden park in the town of Ísafjörður, originally opened in 1922. Jón Jónsson, the tailor, and his wife Karlinna Jóhannesdóttir pioneered in the developement of the garden. In the seventies the park went unattended. In 1978 the town‘s gardening supervisor was instructed to resume work on it. It was named after the initial pioneers and a memorial in their honour of them was erected is in the garden.