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Breiðdalshreppur () is a former municipality in
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 ...
. In 2018, it merged with a larger municipality, the neighboring Fjarðabyggð. Its service centre was
Breiðdalsvík Breiðdalsvík () is a young fishing town in Iceland. It is part of the municipality of Breiðdalshreppur and is located near Egilsstaðir and Breiðdalsheiði on a very large cove with the same name. With a population of only 139, the town con ...
. Tourism, fishing, sheep and cow farming were the most prominent industries in the municipality.


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