Borgarhreppur () was formerly a rural parish (''
hreppur A hreppur () is a rural municipality in Iceland. These administrative units are primarily made up of rural villages, with few or no towns, and are headed by the .
It is one of the oldest Icelandic administrative units, probably dating back to befo ...
'') in
Mýrasýsla
Iceland was historically divided into 23 counties known as ''sýslur'' (), and 23 independent towns known as ''kaupstaðir'' (). Iceland is now split up between 24 sýslumenn (magistrates) that are the highest authority over the local police ( ...
county, west
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
, named after the ancient farm and church estate
Borg á Mýrum which was occupied by
Skallagrímur Kveldúlfsson, one of Iceland's original settlers.
On 7 June 1998 Borgarhreppur joined the
Borgarbyggð municipality, along with
Álftaneshreppur and
Þverárhlíðarhreppur.
Populated places in Iceland
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