Hörgársveit

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Hörgársveit
Municipality
Location of Hörgársveit
Hörgársveit Location of Hörgársveit
Coordinates: 65°27′26″N 18°49′40″W / 65.457247°N 18.8277973°W / 65.457247; -18.8277973Coordinates: 65°27′26″N 18°49′40″W / 65.457247°N 18.8277973°W / 65.457247; -18.8277973
Country	Iceland
Region	Northeastern Region
Constituency	Northeast Constituency
Government
• Manager	Snorri Finnlaugsson
Area
• Total	893 km2 (345 sq mi)
Population
• Total	559
• Density	0.63/km2 (1.6/sq mi)
Municipal number	6515
Website	horgarsveit.is

National Road No. 1, , Hörgársveit

Hörgársveit (Icelandic pronunciation: ​[ˈhœrkˌaurˌsveiːt]) is a municipality located in north-central Iceland, in Northeastern Region. Its seat is the village of .

History[]

The former municipality of Hörgárbyggð was formed on 1 January 2001 by the union of the municipalities of (Skriðuhreppur), (Öxnadalshreppur) and (Glæsibæjarhreppur). In 2010 Hörgárbyggð merged with the municipality of Arnarnes () to form the current municipality of Hörgársveit.

Geography[]

Located on the Eyjafjörður, to the north of Akureyri, Hörgársveit is made up of several villages, principally , Lónsbakki (115 inhabitants) and Hjalteyri (37 inhabitants), the seat of the former municipality of Arnarnes.

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in Icelandic)

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