Hólahreppur
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 Hólahreppur | |
| Country | Iceland |
| County | Skagafjörður |
| Unification of Skagafjörður (municipality) | June 6, 1998 |
| Named after | The town of Hólar |
| Towns | List
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| Time zone | UTC+0 |
Hólahreppur was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, in the east of Skagafjörður County, Iceland.[1] It was named after the old bishop's residence, Hólar, in Hjaltadalur.[2]
Hólahreppur consisted of two inhabited valleys: Hjaltadalur and Kolbeinsdalur, the latter of which has predominantly become deserted.
On June 6, 1998, Hólahreppur joined ten other local governments to form Skagafjörður county: Skefilsstaðahreppur, Sauðárkrókur, Skarðshreppur, Staðarhreppur, Seyluhreppur, Lýtingsstaðahreppur, Rípurhreppur, Viðvíkurhreppur, Hofshreppur, and Fljótahreppur.[3]