Akrahreppur

Akrahreppur (, regionally also ), previously called Blönduhlíðarhreppur, is a former municipality, or hreppur, situated in the Northwestern Region of Iceland, and located east of the Héraðsvötn, north of the Kyrfisá, and leading south to Hofsjökull. It is divided into a range of villages, including Ábær. In February 2022, residents of Akrahreppur and the neighboring municipality of Skagafjörður voted to combine the two municipalities. In June 2022 the merger was formalized under the name of Skagafjörður.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Akrahreppur
Settlement.native_name_lang: is
Settlement.settlement_type: Former municipality
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iceland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.image_map: Akrahreppur kort.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iceland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northwestern Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Northwest Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Skagafjörður
Settlement.named_for: Akrar (Skagafjörður)
Settlement.parts_type: Towns and Farms
Settlement.parts: Akrar (Skagafjörður), Blönduhlíð, Bóla, Flatatunga, Flugumýri, Fremri-Kot, Hjaltastaðahvammur, Kjálki, Miklibær, Silfrastaðir, Úlfsstaðir

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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections

Contents

Geography
History
Hreppur Council
Council Chairs
Localities
References

Agriculture is the main industry in Akrahreppur and the area is sparsely populated. There are four churches in Akrahreppur in Flugumýri, Miklibær, Silfrastaðir, and Ábær in Austurdalur, but the Ábær parish is now completely abandoned.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Akrahreppur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.