Skagafjörður (Icelandic pronunciation:[ˈskaːɣaˌfjœrðʏr̥]ⓘ) is a municipality that covers most of the land area of the region around the fjord with the same name (see Skagafjörður for details on the region) in northern Iceland.
The municipality was created in 1998 when 11 out of the 12 municipalities in Skagafjörður held votes on whether they should merge or not. The merge was approved in all the municipalities that held the vote. Akrahreppur was the only municipality in Skagafjörður that did not participate.[citation needed] In February 2022, residents of Akrahreppur and Skagafjörður voted to merge into a single municipality; the merger will be formalized in the spring of 2022.[1][needs update]
The merge joined the town of Sauðárkrókur, the villages of Hofsós and Varmahlíð and several rural districts. It also includes the historic cathedral site of Hólar which is the site of a growing university today.
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skagafjörður, municipality, skagafjörður, icelandic, pronunciation, ˈskaːɣaˌfjœrðʏr, municipality, that, covers, most, land, area, region, around, fjord, with, same, name, skagafjörður, details, region, northern, iceland, sveitarfélagið, skagafjörðurmunicipali. Skagafjordur Icelandic pronunciation ˈskaːɣaˌfjœrdʏr is a municipality that covers most of the land area of the region around the fjord with the same name see Skagafjordur for details on the region in northern Iceland Sveitarfelagid SkagafjordurMunicipalitySkyline of Sveitarfelagid SkagafjordurCoat of armsLocation of Sveitarfelagid SkagafjordurSveitarfelagid SkagafjordurCoordinates 65 45 N 19 38 W 65 750 N 19 633 W 65 750 19 633CountryIcelandRegionNorthwestern RegionConstituencyNorthwest ConstituencyGovernment ManagerAsta Bjorg PalmadottirArea Total4 180 km2 1 610 sq mi Population Total3 978 Density0 95 km2 2 5 sq mi Postal code s 550 551 560 565 566 570Municipal number5200Websiteskagafjordur wbr is Contents 1 Overview 2 Localities 3 Twin towns sister cities 4 ReferencesOverview editThe municipality was created in 1998 when 11 out of the 12 municipalities in Skagafjordur held votes on whether they should merge or not The merge was approved in all the municipalities that held the vote Akrahreppur was the only municipality in Skagafjordur that did not participate citation needed In February 2022 residents of Akrahreppur and Skagafjordur voted to merge into a single municipality the merger will be formalized in the spring of 2022 1 needs update The merge joined the town of Saudarkrokur the villages of Hofsos and Varmahlid and several rural districts It also includes the historic cathedral site of Holar which is the site of a growing university today Localities editThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items November 2022 Abaer Hofsos Holar Keta Miklibaer Reynistadur Saudarkrokur Silfrastadir Varmahlid VidvikTwin towns sister cities editSee also List of twin towns and sister cities in Iceland Skagafjordur is twinned with 2 nbsp Espoo Finland nbsp Koge Denmark nbsp Kongsberg Norway nbsp Kristianstad SwedenReferences edit Skagafjordur verdur eitt sveitarfelag in Icelandic RUV 20 February 2022 Retrieved 5 April 2022 Vinabaeir skagafjordur is in Icelandic Skagafjordur Retrieved 12 February 2020 nbsp This Iceland location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Skagafjordur municipality amp oldid 1182311817, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
