Akrahreppur | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
  Akrahreppur | |
| Coordinates: 65°27′25″N 18°57′41″W / 65.45694°N 18.96139°W | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Region | Northwestern Region |
| Constituency | Northwest Constituency |
| Municipality | Skagafjörður |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,364 km2 (527 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 208 |
| • Density | 0.15/km2 (0.4/sq mi) |
Akrahreppur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈaːkraˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥] , regionally also [ˈaːkʰra-]), previously called Blönduhlíðarhreppur,[1] is a former municipality, or hreppur, situated in the Northwestern Region of Iceland, and located east of the Héraðsvatn, north of the Kyrfisá, and leading south to Hofsjökull. It is divided into a range of villages, including Ábær. In February 2022, residents of Akrahreppur and the neighboring municipality of Skagafjörður voted to combine the two municipalities.[2] In June 2022 the merger was formalized under the name of Skagafjörður.[3]
Agriculture is the main industry in Akrahreppur and the area is sparsely populated. There are four churches in Akrahreppur in Flugumýri, Miklibær, Silfrastaðir, and Ábær in Austurdalur, but the Ábær parish is now completely abandoned.[1]
A small amount of geothermal energy is used in some places in Akrahreppur, and a swimming pool was built in Víðivellir in 1938, but it is no longer in use. Now a heating utility system has been built from Varmahlíð, and it services almost all of Blönduhlíð.[1]
- ^ a b c "Akrahreppur". Skagfirðingar (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ "Skagafjörður verður eitt sveitarfélag" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ Hallgerður Kolbrún E. Jónsdóttir. "Sameinað Sveitarfélag Skagafjarðar og Akrahrepps fær nafn - Vísir". visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 July 2022.