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Skútustaðahreppur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈskuːtʏˌstaːðaˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥] ⓘ, regionally also [ˈskuːtʰʏ-]) is a former rural municipality located in East Iceland, in Northeastern Region. Its seat was in the village of Reykjahlíð.[1] In 2022 the municipality merged with Þingeyjarsveit under the name of the latter.[2]
Skútustaðahreppur | |
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Former municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Skútustaðahreppur | |
| Coordinates: 65°38′37″N 16°55′03″W / 65.6436192°N 16.9173658°W | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Region | Northeastern Region |
| Constituency | Northeast Constituency |
| Municipality | Þingeyjarsveit |
| Government | |
| • Manager | Jón Óskar Pétursson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6,036 km2 (2,331 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 399 |
| • Density | 0.07/km2 (0.2/sq mi) |
| Postal code(s) | 660 |
| Website | myv |
Geography edit
Skútustaðir was one of the largest Icelandic municipalities. Its southern borders were represented by the northern site of the glacier of Vatnajökull. Its territory included the lakes of Mývatn (in front of Reykjahlíð) and Öskjuvatn; and the volcanoes of Hverfjall, Askja, Krafla and Herðubreið.
Gallery edit
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Mývatn Nature Baths -
The Drekagil (canyon of dragons) in Askja -
Aerial view of Krafla
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References edit
- ^ "Google Earth". earth.google.com. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
- ^ "Skútustaðahreppur og Þingeyjarsveit sameinast". Vikublaðið (in Icelandic).
External links edit
Media related to Skútustaðahreppur at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Icelandic)
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