Hörgársveit

Hörgársveit
Hörgársveit
Coordinates: 65°27′26″N 18°49′40″W / 65.457247°N 18.8277973°W / 65.457247; -18.8277973
Region Northeastern Region
Constituency Northeast Constituency
Manager Guðmundur Sigvaldason
Area 893 km2 (345 sq mi)
Population 559
Density 0.63/km2 (1.6/sq mi)
Municipal number 6515
Website horgarsveit.is

Hörgársveit is a municipality located in north-central Iceland, in Northeastern Region. Its seat is the village of Lónsbakki.

History

The former municipality of Hörgárbyggð was formed on 1 January 2001 by the union of the municipalities of Skriða (Skriðuhreppur), Öxnadalur (Öxnadalshreppur) and Glæsibær (Glæsibæjarhreppur). In 2010 Hörgárbyggð merged with the municipality of Arnarnes (Arnarneshreppur) 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 Þelamörk, Lónsbakki (115 inhabitants) and Hjalteyri (37 inhabitants), the seat of the former municipality of Arnarnes.

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