Borgarbyggð () is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
west
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Etymology
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of
Iceland
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.
The biggest township in the municipality is
Borgarnes, with a population of 1,887 inhabitants. Other densely populated areas in the municipality include
Bifröst
In Norse mythology, Bifröst (modern Icelandic: Bifröst ; from Old Norse: /ˈbiv.rɔst/), also called Bilröst and often anglicized as Bifrost, is a burning rainbow bridge that reaches between Midgard (Earth) and Asgard, the realm of the gods. ...
,
Hvanneyri,
Kleppjárnsreykir ,
Reykholt and
Varmaland.
Education
There are two universities in Borgarbyggð;
Bifröst University in Bifröst and the
Agricultural University of Iceland in Hvanneyri. There is a
secondary school
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in Borgarnes,
Menntaskóli Borgarfjarðar. The municipality runs two
primary school
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s; one is in Borgarnes and the other has three separate facilities in Hvanneyri, Kleppjárnsreykir and Varmaland. The municipality also runs a music school in Borgarnes.
References
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