Breiðdalshreppur () is a former municipality 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 2018, it merged with a larger municipality, the neighboring
Fjarðabyggð
Fjarðabyggð () is a municipality located in eastern Iceland, in the Eastern Region.
History
The municipality was formed in 1998 with the union of the former municipalities of Eskifjörður, Neskaupstaður and Reyðarfjörður. Austurbyggð, ...
.
Its service centre was
Breiðdalsvík. Tourism, fishing, sheep and cow farming were the most prominent industries in the municipality.
References
Former municipalities of Iceland
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