Constituency Northeast Constituency Area 893 km (345 sq mi) Density 0.63/km (1.6/sq mi) | Manager Guðmundur Sigvaldason Population 559 Municipal number 6515 | |
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Region Northeastern Region, Iceland | ||
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Hörgársveit is a municipality located in north-central Iceland, in Northeastern Region. Its seat is the village of Lónsbakki.
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- Map of HC3B6rgC3A1rsveit Iceland
- History
- Geography
- References
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History
The former municipality of Hörgárbyggð was formed on 1 January 2001 by the union of the municipalities of Skriða (Skriðuhreppur), Öxnadalur (Öxnadalshreppur) and Glæsibær (Glæsibæjarhreppur). In 2010 Hörgárbyggð merged with the municipality of Arnarnes (Arnarneshreppur) to form the current municipality of Hörgársveit.
Geography
Located on the Eyjafjörður, to the north of Akureyri, Hörgársveit is made up of several villages, principally Þelamörk, Lónsbakki (115 inhabitants) and Hjalteyri (37 inhabitants), the seat of the former municipality of Arnarnes.
References
Hörgársveit Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA