Skarðshreppur
Skarðshreppur | |
|---|---|
| Country | Iceland |
| County | Skagafjörður |
| Unification of Skagafjörður (municipality) | June 6, 1998 |
| Named after | Skarð farm in Gönguskörð |
| Towns | Reykjaströnd, Gönguskörð, Borgarsveit, Skarð, Reykir, Ingveldarstaður, Veðramót, Hólakot, Gil, Meyjarland, Sjávarborg, Fagranes |
| Time zone | UTC+0 |
Skarðshreppur was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, in the west of Skagafjörður county, Iceland, named for the Skarð farm in Gönguskörð, located at the base of Tindastóll Mountain.
Skarðshreppur and Sauðárkrókur were created in 1907 when Sauðárhreppur was divided in two.
Skarðshreppur had three districts:
- Reykjaströnd, the furthest out, at the base of the east side of Tindastóll Mountain
- Gönguskörð, a mountain valley south of Tindastóll
- Borgarsveit, the settlement south of Sauðárkrókur
On June 6, 1998, Skarðshreppur joined ten other local governments to form Skagafjörður: Skefilsstaðahreppur, Sauðárkrókur, Rípurhreppur, Staðarhreppur, Seyluhreppur, Lýtingsstaðahreppur, Viðvíkurhreppur, Hólahreppur, Hofshreppur, and Fljótahreppur.