Skarðshreppur
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CountryIceland
TownsReykjaströnd, Gönguskörð, Borgarsveit, Skarð, Reykir, Ingveldarstaður, Veðramót, Hólakot, Gil, Meyjarland, Sjávarborg, Fagranes
Skarðshreppur | |
|---|---|
| Country | Iceland |
| County | Skagafjörður |
| Unification of Skagafjörður (municipality) | June 6, 1998 |
| Named after | Skarð farm in Gönguskörð |
| Towns | Reykjaströnd, Gönguskörð, Borgarsveit, Skarð, Reykir, Ingveldarstaður, Veðramót, Hólakot, Gil, Meyjarland, Sjávarborg, Fagranes |
| Time zone | UTC+0 |
Skarðshreppur was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, in the west of Skagafjörður county, Iceland, named for the Skarðfarm in Gönguskörð, located at the base of Tindastóll Mountain.[1]
Skarðshreppur and Sauðárkrókur were created in 1907 when Sauðárhreppur was divided in two.[2]
Skarðshreppur had three districts:[2]
- Reykjaströnd, the furthest out, at the base of the east side of Tindastóll Mountain
- Gönguskörð, a mountain valley south of Tindastóll
- Borgarsveit, the settlement south of Sauðárkrókur
On June 6, 1998, Skarðshreppur joined ten other local governments to form Skagafjörður: Skefilsstaðahreppur, Sauðárkrókur, Rípurhreppur, Staðarhreppur, Seyluhreppur, Lýtingsstaðahreppur, Viðvíkurhreppur, Hólahreppur, Hofshreppur, and Fljótahreppur.[3]