Sauðárhreppur was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, in the west of Skagafjörður County, Iceland.[1] It is named after the town of Sauðá.
Sauðárhreppur | |
|---|---|
 Sauðárhreppur | |
| Country | Iceland |
| Country | Skagafjörður |
| Unification of Skagafjörður (municipality) | June 6, 1998 |
| Named for | Sauðá |
| Time zone | UTC+0 |
| Became a part of Skagafjörður (municipality) in 1998 | |
The hreppur was divided in two in 1907, becoming Sauðárkrókshreppur and Skarðshreppur.[2] These hreppurs both became part of Skagafjörður County in 1998.[3]
References
edit- ^ Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ St. Sigurðarson, Guðmundur; Zoëga, Guðný; Gunnarsdóttir, Katrín; Sigurðardóttir, Sigríður (2005). Sauðá í Borgarsveit: Fornleifaskráning vegna aðalskipulags (PDF) (in Icelandic). Iceland. p. 11.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Skagafjörður. "Fróðleikur um Skagafjörð". Skagafjörður (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-08-19.