Skútustaðahreppur (, regionally also ) is a former rural municipality located in East

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 Northeastern Region. Its seat is in the village of

Reykjahlíð Reykjahlíð () is a village situated on the shores of Lake Mývatn in the north of Iceland. It is the seat of the municipality of Skútustaðahreppur. It has 227 inhabitants as of 2021. Overview During the so-called Mývatn fires, caused by the ...

. In 2022 the municipality merged with

Þingeyjarsveit Þingeyjarsveit () is a municipality located in Iceland. The Vaglaskógur Vaglaskógur () is a 300-hectare forest in Fnjóskadalur, Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arc ...

under the name of the latter.

Geography

Skútustaðir is one of the largest Icelandic municipalities. Its southern borders are represented by the northern site of the

glacier A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its Ablation#Glaciology, ablation over many years, often Century, centuries. It acquires dis ...

of Vatnajökull. Its territory includes the lakes of Mývatn (in front of

) and

Öskjuvatn Öskjuvatn (, "Askja Lake") is a lake in the Highlands of Iceland. Its surface area is about 11 km². With a depth of , it is the second deepest lake in Iceland after Jökulsárlón. The lake is situated in the crater of the volcano Askja i ...

; and the volcanoes of Hverfjall,

Askja Askja () is an active volcano situated in a remote part of the Highlands of Iceland, central highlands of Iceland. The name Askja refers to a complex of nested calderas within the surrounding Dyngjufjöll mountains, which rise to , ''askja'' ...

Krafla Krafla () is a volcanic caldera of about 10 km in diameter with a 90 km long fissure zone. It is located in the north of Iceland in the Mývatn region and is situated on the Iceland hotspot atop the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which forms the ...

and Herðubreið.

Photogallery

Blue Lagoon in Mývatn (1).jpg, Mývatn Nature Baths Askja - Drekagil (canyon of dragons).jpg, The Drekagil (canyon of dragons) in Askja Aerial View of Krafla and Leirhnjúkur 21.05.2008 16-08-34.JPG, Aerial view of Krafla

References

External links

Official website
Former municipalities of Iceland Northeastern Region (Iceland) States and territories disestablished in 2022 {{Iceland-geo-stub