Rangárþing ytra (, ) is a municipality located in southern
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 ...
. Its major industries include tourism and agriculture. Rangárþing ytra was created 9 June 2002, when three municipalities, Rangárvallahreppur, Holta- og Landsveit and Djúpárhreppur were merged. The largest settlement is
Hella.
Villages
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Þykkvibær
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Rauðilækur
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Skarð
Skarð (pronounced ) is an abandoned village on the east coast of the island of Kunoy in the Norðoyar region of the Faroes. Skarð means ''mountain pass''.
On December 23, 1913, all seven able-bodied men of the village perished while out fis ...
References
External links
Official site
Municipalities of Iceland
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