Skarðshreppur was a

hreppur A hreppur () is a type of rural municipality in Iceland. These administrative units primarily consist of small rural villages, often with few or no towns, and are overseen by a . The ''hreppur'' is one of Iceland’s oldest administrative units, ...

, an old Icelandic municipality, in the west 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 ...

, named for the farm in

Gönguskörð Gönguskörð is a settlement and valley on the west side of Skagafjörður, Iceland, due northwest of Sauðárkrókur, in between Molduxi mountain to the south and Tindastóll Mountain to the north. Shortly after entering Gönguskörð, the a ...

, located at the base of Tindastóll Mountain. Skarðshreppur and

Sauðárkrókur Sauðárkrókur () is a Localities of Iceland, town on the Skagafjörður in northern Iceland. It is the seat of both the Skagafjörður (municipality), Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður ('Municipality of Skagafjörður') and the Northwestern Re ...

were created in 1907 when

Sauðárhreppur Sauðárhreppur was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, in the west of Skagafjörður County, Iceland. It is named after the town of Sauðá. The hreppur was divided in two in 1907, becoming Sauðárkrókshreppur and Skarðshreppur Sk ...

was divided in two. Skarðshreppur had three districts: # Reykjaströnd, the furthest out, at the base of the east side of Tindastóll Mountain #

, a mountain valley south of Tindastóll #

Borgarsveit Borgarsveit is a district in Skagafjörður, Iceland, located a little farther in on the western head of the fjord, spanning from the western mouth of the Héraðsvötn to Sauðárkrókur, and up to the southern end of the farm Gil, where Staðars ...

, the settlement south of Sauðárkrókur On June 6, 1998, Skarðshreppur joined ten other local governments to form Skagafjörður:

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 Skefilsstað ...

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 ...

, Staðarhreppur,

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-Se ...

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 K ...

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 ...

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 ...

, 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 Skarðshreppur council was elected in the committee election on May 28, 1994, in which Andrés Helgason, Jón Eiríksson, Sigrún Aadnegaard, Sigurður Guðjónsson, and Úlfar Sveinsson were voted into office.

Council chairs

*1874–1879 Sveinn Sölvason in Skarð *1879–1880 Þorleifur Jónasson in Reykir *1880–1883 Benedikt Sölvason in Ingveldarstaður *1883–1886 Þorleifur Jónasson in Reykir *1886–1889 Benedikt Sölvason in Ingveldarstaðar *1889–1895 Björn Jónsson in Veðramót *1895–1913 Benedikt Sölvason in Ingveldarstaður *1913–1922 Sigurjón Jónasson in Hólakot *1922–1931 Sigurður Á. Björnsson in Veðramót *1931–1933 Eiríkur Björnsson in Gil *1933–1946 Stefán Sigurfinnsson in Meyjarland *1946–1948 Árni Daníelsson in Sjávarborg *1948–1950 Ólafur Lárusson in Skarð *1950–1954 Stefán Sigurfinnsson in Meyjarland *1954–1958 Haraldur Árnason in Sjávarborg *1958–1961 Gunnar Guðmundsson in Reykir *1961–1962 Haraldur Árnason in Sjávarborg *1962–1966 Stefán Sigurfinnsson in Meyjarland *1966–1970 Jón Eiríksson in Fagranes *1970–1998 Úlfar Sveinsson in Ingveldarstaður

References

{{Authority control Populated places in Northwestern Region (Iceland) Skagafjörður