Skagafjörður_(municipality)

Skagafjörður (municipality)

Skagafjörður (municipality)

Municipality of Iceland

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.

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Overview

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.

Localities

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Iceland

Skagafjörður is twinned with:[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Skagafjörður verður eitt sveitarfélag" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Vinabæir". skagafjordur.is (in Icelandic). Skagafjörður. Retrieved 12 February 2020.


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