Árneshreppur () is an Icelandic municipality, located in the Westfjords peninsula of northwestern

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 ...

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Iceland Review ''Iceland Review'' is the oldest English-language magazine about Iceland, having originally been published in August 1963. It also runs a news website which covers current events in Iceland. Since 2009, the online version is offered in German as ...

''. Accessed 14 June 2016. It is Iceland's lowest-populated municipality with a population of 53 based on the 2024 estimate. The village

Djúpavík Djúpavík () is a small village in the North-West of Iceland. It is located at the head of Reykjarfjörður on the Strandir coast in the Westfjords region (Vestfirðir), in the municipality of Árneshreppur. It is approximately 70 km away ...

at the Reykjarfjörður is situated in the municipality. Other villages are Gjögur and Norðurfjörður . The area is served by

Gjögur Airport Gjögur Airport ( ) is an airport serving the small population of the Árneshreppur district in the Westfjords of north-west Iceland, on the coast of Húnaflói bay. Operations It is staffed part-time by an AFIS controller, and only opens for ...

. Árneshreppur is renowned for its stunning natural beauty with diverse hiking paths, the exhibitions in Djúpavík and the museum Kört in Trékyllisvík. One of the main tourist attractions is Krossneslaug, a unique swimming pool by the seaside near the farm Krossnes . Since 2021, there is a strict nature reserve in Drangar.Drangar
''Protected Planet''. Accessed 21 March 2025.

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Municipalities of Iceland Westfjords {{Iceland-geo-stub