Skagaströnd

Skagaströnd
Höfðakaupstadur
Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd
View of Skagaströnd from Spákonufellshöfði
View of Skagaströnd from Spákonufellshöfði
Coat of arms of Skagaströnd
Location of Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd
Location of Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd
Skagaströnd is located in Iceland
Skagaströnd
Skagaströnd
Location of Skagaströnd
Coordinates: 65°50′N 20°19′W / 65.833°N 20.317°W / 65.833; -20.317
CountryIceland
RegionNorthwestern Region
ConstituencyNorthwest Constituency
Settledc. 10th century
Trade rights1602
Government
 • MayorAlexandra Jóhannesdóttir[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
49.4 km2 (19.1 sq mi)
Highest elevation
640 m (2,100 ft)
Population
 (1 January 2021)[2]
 • Total
470
 • Density9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
 • Village457
Postal code(s)
545
Municipal number5609
Websitewww.skagastrond.is
Hólaneskirkja, the village church
The lighthouse of Kálfshamarsvík

Skagaströnd (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈskaːɣaˌstrœnt] ), previously Höfðakaupstaður (Icelandic: [ˈhœvðaˌkʰœypˌstaːðʏr̥]), is a municipality and village in the Northwestern Region of Iceland. It is situated on the western side of the Skagi peninsula, along the east coast of the Húnaflói ('Húna Bay'). The municipality was officially named Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd on 1 September 2007.[4] Skagaströnd is the only locality within the municipality.

Geography

Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd is bordered to the north and south by the municipality of Skagabyggð and to the east by Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður. Measuring just 49.4 square kilometres (19.1 sq mi), it is the sixth smallest municipality in Iceland by land area.

The only village within the municipality is the now eponymous village of Skagaströnd, which lies at the foot of the Spákonufell ([ˈspauːˌkɔːnʏˌfɛtl̥]; 'Seeress' Mountain'), a culturally significant landmark and the highest point in Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd, standing 640 metres (2,100 ft) above sea level. On the northwest edge of the village is the Spákonufellshöfði ([-ˌfɛlsˌhœvðɪ]; 'Headland of the Spákonufell'), a 22.5 hectares (0.225 km2; 0.087 sq mi) nature preserve and park.

The nearest town is Blönduós, 18 km (11 mi) to the south. Road 74, by which Skagaströnd is connected to Route 1, begins at Blönduós' eastern limit. Skagaströnd is situated 32 km (20 mi) as the crow flies east-northeast of Sauðárkrókur, the regional capital of the Northwestern Region; however, due to the rough terrain the journey between the two settlements by road is more than 50 km (31 mi).

Name

The name Skagaströnd translates to 'Coast of the Skagi' or, literally, 'Coast of the Peninsula,' from the Icelandic skagi [ˈskaijɪ], meaning 'peninsula' – which also serves as the proper name of the peninsula on which the municipality is located – and strönd meaning 'coast, beach, shore.'[5] Skagaströnd originally referred to the entire shoreline extending from the northern tip of the Skagi peninsula to the mouth of the Laxá í Refasveit (also called Laxá-Ytri),[6] a small river that empties into the Húnaflói 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Blönduós. The area historically hosted a number of verstöðvar, traditional fishing outposts and communal mooring places.[7] The northern point of the Skagi is now situated in the northern portion of Skagabyggð and the Laxá í Refasveit forms the boundary between the municipality of Blönduósbær and the southern portion of Skagabyggð. Today, the name Skagaströnd is most often used to refer to the settlement and municipality, however, it is also used by Icelanders to refer to the traditional coastal area.

Twin towns

Skagaströnd is twinned with:[8]

References

  1. ^ Gunnarsdóttir, Gunnþóra (2 January 2019). "Lúxus að vera bara þrjár mínútur að labba í vinnuna". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Population by municipalities, sex and age 1 January 1998-2021 - Sveitarfélagið Skagaströnd". Statistics Finland. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Population by urban nuclei, sex and age: Skagaströnd (1 January 2017–2021)". Statistics Finland. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Hallbjörn endurheimtir Skagaströnd". Vísir.is. 11 September 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  5. ^ Williams, Richard S. (October 1995). "Icelandic-English Glossary of Selected Geoscience Terms (USGS Open-file Report 95-807)". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  6. ^ Guðjónsson, Sigurður (1983). "Athugun á Laxá-Ytri. (Laxá í Refasveit)". Hafrannsóknastofnun (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  7. ^ Hálfdanarson, Örlygur; Einarsson, Tómas; Magnússon, Helgi (1989). Íslands handbókin: Náttúra, saga og sérkenni. Vol. I. Reykjavík: Örn og Örlygur. p. 357. OCLC 38519016.
  8. ^ "Ystävyyskaupungit". City of Lohja (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 August 2019.

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