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