Dalabyggð
Dalabyggð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈtaːlaˌpɪɣθ]) is a municipality located in western Iceland. Its main settlement is Búðardalur.
Dalabyggð | |
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 Skyline of Dalabyggð | |
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 Location of Dalabyggð | |
  Dalabyggð | |
| Coordinates: 65.110°N 21.767°W | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Region | Western Region |
| Constituency | Northwest Constituency |
| Government | |
| • Manager | Kristján Sturluson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,421 km2 (935 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 673 |
| • Density | 0.28/km2 (0.7/sq mi) |
| Postal code(s) | 370, 371 |
| Municipal number | 3811 |
| Website | dalabyggd |
Skeggi Valley in Hvammur
Dalabyggð is an agricultural area.
The farm of Hvammur í Dölum, where the poet, historian, and politician Snorri Sturluson was born, belongs to the municipality of Dalabyggð. There is a thermal bath, Guðrúnarlaug, in the municipality that is named after Guðrún Ósvífrsdóttir from the Laxdæla saga.
You might also know stories and people from Dalabyggð like: 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 like: Eiríksstaðir, Guðrúnarlaug, Haukadalur and Ólafsdalur.
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