Húnavatnshreppur
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Húnavatnshreppur | |
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Former municipality | |
 Skyline of Húnavatnshreppur | |
  Húnavatnshreppur | |
| Coordinates: 65°30′57″N 20°23′18″W / 65.5158316°N 20.3883425°W | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Region | Northwestern Region |
| Constituency | Northwest Constituency |
| Municipality | Húnabyggð |
| Government | |
| • Manager | Einar Kristján Jónsson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,817 km2 (1,474 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 409 |
| • Density | 0.11/km2 (0.3/sq mi) |
| Website | hunavatnshreppur |
Húnavatnshreppur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhuːnaˌvasːˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥] ⓘ) is a former rural municipality located in northwestern Iceland.
History[edit]
The municipality was formed on 1 January 2006 by the union of the former municipalities of Sveinsstaðahreppur [ˈsveinsˌstaːðaˌr̥ehpʏr̥], Torfalækjarhreppur [ˈtʰɔrvaˌlaiːcar̥ˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥], Svínavatnshreppur [ˈsviːnaˌvasːˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥] and Bólstaðarhlíðarhreppur [ˈpoulˌstaːðarˌl̥iːðar̥ˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥]. In 2022, the municipality merged with Blönduós to form Húnabyggð.[1]
Geography[edit]
Húnavatn is one of the largest Icelandic municipalities. Its southern borders touch the glaciers of Hofsjökull and Langjökull. In the south are situated also the hot springs in Hveravellir.
References[edit]
- ^ Árni Sæberg. "Samþykktu að sameinað sveitarfélag fái nafnið Húnabyggð - Vísir". visir.is (in Icelandic).
External links[edit]
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