Skútustaðahreppur

Coordinates: 65°38′37″N 16°55′03″W / 65.6436192°N 16.9173658°W

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Skútustaðahreppur
Former municipality
Postal code(s)		660
Website	myv.is

Skútustaðahreppur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈskuːtʏˌstaːðaˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥] ^ⓘ, regionally also [ˈskuːtʰʏ-]) is a former rural municipality located in East Iceland, in Northeastern Region. Its seat was in the village of Reykjahlíð.^[1] In 2022 the municipality merged with Þingeyjarsveit under the name of the latter.^[2]

Geography

Skútustaðir was one of the largest Icelandic municipalities. Its southern borders were represented by the northern site of the

glacier of Vatnajökull. Its territory included the lakes of Mývatn (in front of Reykjahlíð) and Öskjuvatn; and the volcanoes of Hverfjall, Askja, Krafla and Herðubreið

Gallery

Mývatn Nature Baths
The Drekagil (canyon of dragons) in Askja
Aerial view of Krafla

References

^ "Google Earth". earth.google.com. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
^ "Skútustaðahreppur og Þingeyjarsveit sameinast". Vikublaðið (in Icelandic).

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