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Fljótahreppur
Fljótahreppur was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, located in the northernmost part of Skagafjörður County, Iceland and to the east of the fjord itself. Fljótahreppur is named after the district of Fljót. Fljótahreppur was split into Haganeshreppur and Holtshreppur in 1898 (or possibly 1899) but they were reunited under the same name on April 1, 1988. On June 6, 1988, Fljótahreppur joined ten other local governments to form Skagafjörður county: Skefilsstaðahreppur, Sauðárkrókur, Skarðshreppur, Staðarhreppur, Seyluhreppur, Lýtingsstaðahreppur, Rípurhreppur Rípurhreuppur was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, in the middle of Skagafjörður County, Iceland, named after the Ríp church site in Hegranes. On June 6, 1998, Rípurhreppur joined ten other local governments to form Skagafjörðu ..., Viðvíkurhreppur, Hólahreppur, and Hofshreppur. Hreppur council The last Fljótahreppur council was elected in the hreppur committee e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haganeshreppur
Haganeshreppur was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, in Fljót, in the northernmost part of Skagafjörður County, Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi .... The united with Holtshreppur in 1898 (or 1899) when Fljótahreppur was divided in two. The two hreppurs reunited under the old name on April 1, 1988. On June 6, 1998, Fljótahreppur joined with 10 other local governments to form Skagafjörður County. Hreppur Council The last Haganeshreppur council election was held in 1986. References {{Authority control Populated places in Northwestern Region (Iceland) Skagafjörður ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holtshreppur
Holtshreppur was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, in Fljót in the northernmost part of Skagafjörður County, Iceland. It was named after Stóra-Holt in Fljót, which was the location of the local parliament from early centuries until the 19th century. The was created alongside Haganeshreppur Haganeshreppur was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, in Fljót, in the northernmost part of Skagafjörður County, Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arcti ... in 1898 (or 1899) when Fljótahreppur was divided in two. The two hreppurs reunited under the old name on April 1, 1988. On June 6, 1998, Fljótahreppur joined with 10 other local governments to form Skagafjörður County. Hreppur Council The last hreppur council was elected in the Holtshreppur committee election on May 28, 1986, in which Guðrún Helgadóttir, Heiðar Albertsson, Kristinn Hermannsson, Reynir Pálsson, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lýtingsstaðahreppur
Lýtingsstaðahreppur was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, in the interior of Skagafjörður County, Iceland, located to the west of the Héraðsvötn. It was named after the Lýtingsstaðir farm in Tungusveit. The spanned from the Krithóll farm, just south of Vatnsskarð, and all the way south to the watershed in the highlands, where it reaches the boundary of what is considered the "north" and "south" of Iceland. There were several districts in the interior of Lýtingsstaðahreppur: * Efribyggð and Neðribyggð are west of the Svartá (“Black River”) but north of Mælifellshnjúkur, at the base of Hamraheiði, which was previously named Fremribyggð. * East of the Svartá and heading south towards the Tunguháls farm is an area called Tungusveit, which becomes Vesturdalur to the south. * West of Vesturdalur is Svartárdalur and east of Vesturdalur is Austurdalur, the majority of which is actually located in Akrahreppur, but the Bústaðir farm was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hofshreppur (Skagafjörður)
Hofshreppur, previously Höfðastrandarhreppur, was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, in Skagafjörður (municipality), Skagafjörður county, Iceland, located on the east side of the main part of the Skagafjörður, fjord. It was named after the church site Hof in Höfðaströnd, Hof in Höfðaströnd. The old trading post Hofsós was made into its own on January 1, 1948. On June 19, 1990, Hofshreppur and Fellshreppur (Skagafjörður), Fellshreppur, located to the north, merged into a single municipality. Hofshreppur then comprised land all the way north to Fljót. On June 6, 1998, Hofshreppur joined ten other local governments to form Skagafjörður county: Skefilsstaðahreppur, Sauðárkrókur, Skarðshreppur, Staðarhreppur (Skagafjörður), Staðarhreppur, Seyluhreppur, Lýtingsstaðahreppur, Rípurhreppur, Viðvíkurhreppur, Hólahreppur, and Fljótahreppur. References {{Authority control Populated places in Northwestern Region (Iceland) Skagafjörður ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fljót
Fljót is the northernmost district on the east side of Skagafjörður, Iceland. It is divided into Eastern and Western and extends from river in the west to the county's border with Eyjafjörður county in the east. In the north of , the boundary between the counties lies on . Geography Flókadalur valley and Bakkar are sometimes considered part of because they were a part of the former municipality Fljótahreppur. However, "" most often only refers to the wide valley leading off of Haganesvík and the area heading north along Miklavatn lake, up to Hraun, which is the northernmost farm in and, therefore, in all of Skagafjörður county. The area east of lake to Haganes peninsula, and then along Miklavatn's southern shore is often called a single name: Western . Eastern is from there to the northeast, and includes the inner parts of valley, within , called Stífla. is grassy and snowy and it has a rather large reservoir, Miklavatn. There are a number of other l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hólahreppur
Hólahreppur was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, in the east of Skagafjörður County, Iceland. It was named after the old bishop's residence, Hólar, in Hjaltadalur. Hólahreppur consisted of two inhabited valleys: Hjaltadalur and Kolbeinsdalur, the latter of which has predominantly become deserted. On June 6, 1998, Hólahreppur joined ten other local governments to form Skagafjörður county: Skefilsstaðahreppur, Sauðárkrókur, Skarðshreppur, Staðarhreppur, Seyluhreppur, Lýtingsstaðahreppur, Rípurhreppur, Viðvíkurhreppur, Hofshreppur, and Fljótahreppur Fljótahreppur was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, located in the northernmost part of Skagafjörður County, Iceland and to the east of the fjord itself. Fljótahreppur is named after the district of Fljót. Fljótahreppur was spl .... Hreppur council The last Hólahreppur council was elected in the committee election on May 28, 1994, in which Bryndís Bjarnadóttir, Einar Svansso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viðvíkurhreppur
Viðvíkurhreppur a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, in between the Héraðsvötn and Hjaltadalsá in Skagafjörður County, Iceland. It is named after the church site Viðvík. On June 6, 1998, Viðvíkurhreppur joined ten other local governments to form Skagafjörður County: Skefilsstaðahreppur, Sauðárkrókur, Skarðshreppur, Staðarhreppur, Seyluhreppur, Lýtingsstaðahreppur, Rípurhreppur, Hólahreppur, Hofshreppur, and Fljótahreppur Fljótahreppur was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, located in the northernmost part of Skagafjörður County, Iceland and to the east of the fjord itself. Fljótahreppur is named after the district of Fljót. Fljótahreppur was spl .... Hreppur council The last Viðvíkurhreppur council was elected in the committee election on May 28, 1994, in which Brynleifur Siglaugsson, Halldór Jónasson, Halldór Steingrímsson, Haraldur Þór Jóhannsson, and Trausti Kristjánsson were voted into office. Council cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skefilsstaðahreppur
Skefilsstaðahreppur was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, in Skagafjörður (municipality), Skagafjörður County, Iceland national football team, Iceland, on the east side of the Skagi peninsula. It is named after the town Skefilsstaðir. Geography The outer part of Laxárdalur (Skagafjöður), Laxárdalur valley is located to the south of Skagi. A tall mountain named Hrafnagilsfjall is between the Laxárdalur and Hallárdalur valleys, the next valley to the west, in Counties of Iceland, Húnavatnssýsla. Tindastóll Mountain, Tindastóll mountain is to the east of Laxárdalur, and the mountain continues north to the ocean on the western side of Skagafjörður. The Laxá (Skagafjörður), Laxá river, from which the valley takes its name, runs the full length of the valley. Reykjaströnd leads along the fjord from Tindastóll inland to the Gönguskarðsá river. The river is named after Gönguskörð. Kolugafjall mountain in Húnavatnssýsla county is on the border be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rípurhreppur
Rípurhreuppur was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, in the middle of Skagafjörður County, Iceland, named after the Ríp church site in Hegranes. On June 6, 1998, Rípurhreppur joined ten other local governments to form Skagafjörður county: Skefilsstaðahreppur, Sauðárkrókur, Skarðshreppur, Staðarhreppur, Seyluhreppur, Lýtingsstaðahreppur, Viðvíkurhreppur, Hólahreppur, Hofshreppur, and Fljótahreppur. Hreppur Council The last Rípurhreppur council was elected in the committee election on May 28, 1994, in which Lilja Ólafsdóttir, Pálmar Jóhannesson, Símon Traustason, Sævar Einarsson, and Þórunn Jónsdóttir were voted into office. Council chairs *1874–1883 Ólafur Sigurðsson in Ás *1883–1888 Gunnar Ólafsson in Keldudalur *1888–1896 Ólafur Sigurðsson in Ás *1896–1901 Jónas Halldórsson in Keldudalur *1901–1908 Sigurjón Markússon in Eyhildarholt *1908–1936 Guðmundur Ólafsson in Ás *1936–1958 Gísli Magnússon i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skarðshreppur
Skarðshreppur was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, in the west of Skagafjörður (municipality), Skagafjörður county, Iceland, named for the farm in Gönguskörð, located at the base of Tindastóll Mountain. Skarðshreppur and Sauðárkrókur were created in 1907 when Sauðárhreppur was divided in two. Skarðshreppur had three districts: #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 (Skagafjöður), Staðarhreppur, Seyluhreppur, Lýtingsstaðahreppur, Viðvíkurhreppur, Hólahreppur, Hofshreppur (Skagafjörður), Hofshreppur, and Fljótahreppur. Hreppur council The last Skarðshreppur council was elected in the committee election on May 28, 1994, in which An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Staðarhreppur (Skagafjörður)
Staðarhreppur (previously Reynistaðarhreppur) was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, to the west of the Héraðsvötn in Skagafjörður, Iceland, named after the church site Reynistaður. On June 6, 1998, Staðarhreppur joined ten other local governments to form Skagafjörður County: Skefilsstaðahreppur, Sauðárkrókur, Skarðshreppur, Seyluhreppur, Lýtingsstaðahreppur, Ríphreppur, Viðvíkurhreppur, Hólahreppur, Hofshreppur, and Fljótahreppur Fljótahreppur was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, located in the northernmost part of Skagafjörður County, Iceland and to the east of the fjord itself. Fljótahreppur is named after the district of Fljót. Fljótahreppur was spl .... Hreppur council The last Staðarhreppur council was elected in the committee election on May 28, 1994, in which Bjarni Jónsson, Helgi Jóhann Sigurðsson, Ingibjörg Hafstað, Sigmar Jóhannsson and Sigurður Baldursson were voted into office. Council chairsByggðasa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seyluhreppur
Seyluhreppur is an old Icelandic ''hreppur'', or rural municipality, that is today part of the municipality of Skagafjörður. It is located to the west of the Héraðsvötn river in Skagafjörður county and is named after the town of Stóra-Seyla in Langholt, which was where county assemblies were held. Seyluhreppur consisted of four districts: Langholt, Vallhólmur, Víðimýrarhverfi, and Skörð, aside from Fjall, Geldingaholt, and Húsabakkabæirnir, which were not considered to belong to any of the four districts. Seyluhreppur is wide, but only six towns in the had land bordering the mountain. The municipality was located completely in the parish of Glaumbær where there were two churches, one in the town of Glaumbær and one in Víðimýri. In centuries past, there was also a church in Geldingaholt. Agriculture was, for a long time, the inhabitants’ primary occupation, but shortly before 1950, a small urban area developed in Varmahlíð, most of whose residents wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |