1857 in Iceland

Events in the year 1857 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Frederick VII of Denmark
 * Council President of Denmark: Carl Christian Hall
 * Governor of Iceland: Jørgen Ditlev Trampe

Events

 * Krýsuvíkurkirkja was constructed in Krýsuvík.

Births

 * 16 November − Jón Sveinsson, writer.