Hörgársveit

Municipality in Northeastern Region, Iceland

65°27′26″N 18°49′40″W / 65.457247°N 18.8277973°W / 65.457247; -18.8277973CountryIcelandRegionNortheastern RegionConstituencyNortheast ConstituencyGovernment

• ManagerSnorri FinnlaugssonArea

• Total893 km² (345 sq mi)Population

• Total802 • Density0.63/km² (1.6/sq mi)Municipal number6515Websitehorgarsveit.is

Hörgársveit (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhœrkˌaurˌsveiːt] ^ⓘ) is a municipality located in north-central Iceland, in Northeastern Region. Its seat is the village of Lónsbakki [ˈlounsˌpahcɪ].

History

The former municipality of Hörgárbyggð [ˈhœrkˌaurˌpɪɣθ] was formed on 1 January 2001 by the union of the municipalities of Skriða [ˈskrɪːða] (Skriðuhreppur [ˈskrɪːðʏˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥]), 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

Located on the Eyjafjörður, to the north of Akureyri, Hörgársveit is made up of several villages, principally Þelamörk [ˈθɛːlaˌmœr̥k], Lónsbakki (115 inhabitants) and Hjalteyri (37 inhabitants), the seat of the former municipality of Arnarnes.