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Bláskógabyggð

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Also known as Blaskogabyggd

Bláskógabyggð ( ) is a municipality located in Iceland's Southern Region. Its major settlements are Laugarás and Laugarvatn. The municipality was formed in 2002 after the merger of Laugardalshreppur, Biskupstungnahreppur and Þingvallahreppur. Within the area of the municipality lies an enclave of another municipality, Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur. thumbnail|left|Blesi , geothermal area of Geysir.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Bláskógabyggð
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_map
Blaskogabyggd map.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Bláskógabyggð
Settlement.mapsize
250px
Settlement.pushpin_map
Iceland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Iceland
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Southern Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Constituency
Settlement.subdivision_name2
South Constituency
Settlement.established_title
Established
Settlement.established_date
9 June 2002
Settlement.leader_title1
Manager
Settlement.leader_name1
Valtýr Valtýsson
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
3,300

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Bláskógabyggð ( ) is a municipality located in Iceland's Southern Region. Its major settlements are Laugarás and Laugarvatn. The municipality was formed in 2002 after the merger of Laugardalshreppur, Biskupstungnahreppur and Þingvallahreppur. Within the area of the municipality lies an enclave of another municipality, Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur. thumbnail|left|Blesi , geothermal area of Geysir.

== References ==

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

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