Dalabyggð

Municipality in Western Region, Iceland

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Location of Dalabyggð

65°06′36″N 21°46′01″W / 65.110°N 21.767°W / 65.110; -21.767CountryIcelandRegionWestern RegionConstituencyNorthwest ConstituencyGovernment

• ManagerKristján SturlusonArea

• Total2,421 km² (935 sq mi)Population

• Total673 • Density0.28/km² (0.7/sq mi)Postal code(s)

370, 371

Municipal number3811Websitedalabyggd.is

Dalabyggð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈtaːlaˌpɪɣθ] ^ⓘ) is a municipality located in Dalasýsla, western Iceland.^[1]^[2] Its main settlement is Búðardalur.

Dalabyggð is an agricultural area in the municipality which encompasses, the farm of Hvammur í Dölum where the poet, historian, and politician Snorri Sturluson was born. The main industry in the area is agriculture and sheep farming. There is also a thermal bath, Guðrúnarlaug, in the municipality named after Guðrún Ósvífrsdóttir from the Laxdæla saga.

The area is renowned for stories and people from Dalabyggð, such as: Auður djúpúðga, Leifur Eiríksson, Steinn Steinarr, Árni Magnússon, Eiríkur rauði, Sturla Þórðarson, and Ásmundur Sveinsson. There are many places in Dalabyggð with a great story, for example: Eiríksstaðir, Guðrúnarlaug, Haukadalur, and Ólafsdalur.

References

^ "Sveitarfélagið Dalabyggð". Dalabyggð (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2022-08-09.
^ "Dalabyggð Tourism: Best of Dalabyggð, Iceland". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 2022-08-09.