Dalabyggð

Dalabyggð
Municipality
Skyline of Dalabyggð
Coat of arms
Location of Dalabyggð
Dalabyggð Location of Dalabyggð
Coordinates: 65°06′36″N 21°46′01″W / 65.110°N 21.767°W / 65.110; -21.767Coordinates: 65°06′36″N 21°46′01″W / 65.110°N 21.767°W / 65.110; -21.767
Country	Iceland
Region	Western Region
Constituency	Northwest Constituency
Government
• Manager	Kristján Sturluson
Area
• Total	2,421 km2 (935 sq mi)
Population
• Total	673
• Density	0.28/km2 (0.7/sq mi)
Postal code(s)	370, 371
Municipal number	3811
Website	dalabyggd.is

Skeggi Valley in Hvammur

Dalabyggð (Icelandic pronunciation: ​[ˈtaːlaˌpɪɣθ]) is a municipality located in western Iceland. Its main settlement is Búðardalur.

Dalabyggð is an agricultural area.

The farm of , where the poet, historian, and politician Snorri Sturluson was born, belongs to the municipality of Dalabyggð. There is a thermal bath, Guðrúnarlaug, in the municipality that is named after Guðrún Ósvífrsdóttir from the Laxdæla saga.

You might also know stories and people from Dalabyggð like: Auður djúpúðga, Leifur Eiríksson, Steinn Steinarr, Árni Magnússon, Eiríkur rauði, Sturla Þórðarson and Ásmundur Sveinsson.

There are many places in Dalabyggð with a great story like: Eiríksstaðir, Guðrúnarlaug, Haukadalur and .

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