Húnavatnshreppur () is a former rural municipality located in
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 ...
.
History
The municipality was formed on 1 January 2006 by the union of the former municipalities of
Sveinsstaðahreppur ,
Torfalækjarhreppur ,
Svínavatnshreppur and
Bólstaðarhlíðarhreppur . In 2022, the municipality merged with
Blönduós
Blönduós () is a town and former municipality in the north of Iceland with a population of 895 in 2018.
Like many towns and villages around Iceland, Blönduós did not emerge as a village until the late 19th century. The town is situated on Rou ...
to form
Húnabyggð
Húnabyggð () is a municipality in the north of Iceland, which was formed with the merger of Blönduós and Húnavatnshreppur. A vote was held in February 2022 where 97.8% of Blönduós inhabitants and 62.3% of Húnavatnshreppur inhabitants voted ...
.
Geography
Húnavatn is one of the largest Icelandic municipalities. Its southern borders touch the
glaciers
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of
Hofsjökull
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Hofsjökull (Icelandic language, Icelandic: "temple glacier", ) is the third largest ice cap in Iceland after Vatnajökull and Langjökull and covers the largest active central volcano in the country, which has the same name. It is si ...
and
Langjökull. In the south are situated also the
hot spring
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s in
Hveravellir.
References
External links
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Former municipalities of Iceland
Northwestern Region (Iceland)
States and territories disestablished in 2022
Austur-Húnavatnssýsla
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