Blönduhlíð is a district in
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
in eastern
Skagafjörður
Skagafjörður () is a deep fjord and its valley in northern Iceland.
Location
Skagafjörður, the fjord, is about 40 km long and 15 km wide, situated between Tröllaskagi to the east and the Skagi, Skagi Peninsula to the west. Ther ...
that lies along the
Héraðsvötn
Héraðsvötn (), whose name is often shortened to Vötn or Vötnin (and was called Jökulsá in previous centuries) is a glacier river in Iceland. It is formed by the confluence of Austari-Jökulsá and Vestari-Jökulsá. The Héraðsvötn is ...
river. It spans the area from the Bóluá river in the south of and the Kyrfisá river to the north.
Brekknapláss is the outermost part of in , from the to the Kyrfisá river. There are a few farms there, such as , the birthplace of the priest
Jón Steingrímsson—known as the "fire-and-brimstone" preacher—which is in the southernmost part of . , a little further south, is where prime minister
Hermann Jónasson was from and where there is a monument in his honor. Hermann was the father of
Steingrímur Hermansson, who also served as Iceland's prime minister.
Places in Blönduhlíð
The following farms are located in :
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Akrar (Skagafjörður)
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Bóla
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Djúpidalur
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Flugumýri
Flugumýri is a town and church site in the Blönduhlíð district of Skagafjörður, Iceland, at the base of Glóðafeykir mountain. It was, and is, a manorial estate. The town was the homestead of Þórir dúfunef (the dove-nosed) and, acco ...
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Frostastaðir
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Hjaltastaðahvammur
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Miklibær
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Silfrastaðir
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Úlfsstaðir
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Víðivellir
References
Bibliography
*Hjalti Pálsson (ritstj.): Byggðasaga Skagafjarðar IV. bindi. Akrahreppur. Sögufélag Skagfirðinga, 2007. ISBN 978-9979-861-15-7
*Hallgrímur Jónasson: Árbók Ferðafélags Íslands. Skagafjörður. Ferðafélag Íslands, 1946.
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Populated places in Northeastern Region (Iceland)
Skagafjörður