Hörgársveit
Hörgársveit (ˈhœrkˌaurˌsveiːt) is a municipality located in north-central Iceland, in Northeastern Region. Its seat is the village of Lónsbakki ˈlounsˌpahcɪ.
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• Name — Hörgársveit • Settlement Type — Municipality • Mapsize — 250px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Iceland • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Northeastern Region • Subdivision Type2 — Constituency • Subdivision Name2 — Northeast Constituency • Leader Title1 — Manager • Leader Name1 — Snorri Finnlaugsson • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 893 • Population Total — 802 • Population Density Km2 — 0.63 • Code1 Name — Municipal number • Code1 Info — 6515 • Website — horgarsveit.is • Illustration — National Road No. 1, Öxnadalsheiði, Hörgársveit
History
History
The former municipality of Hörgárbyggð was formed on 1 January 2001 by the union of the municipalities of Skriða (Skriðuhreppur), Öxnadalur ˈœkstnaˌtaːlʏr̥ (Öxnadalshreppur ˈœkstnaˌtalsˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥) and Glæsibær ˈklaiːsɪˌpaiːr̥ (Glæsibæjarhreppur ˈklaiːsɪˌpaiːjar̥ˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥). In 2010 Hörgárbyggð merged with the municipality of Arnarnes ˈa(r)tnarˌnɛːs (Arnarneshreppur ˈa(r)tnarˌnɛsˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥) to form the current municipality of Hörgársveit.
Geography
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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