Dalabyggð | |
Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Iceland |
Coordinates: | 65.11°N -21.767°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iceland |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Constituency |
Subdivision Name2: | Northwest Constituency |
Leader Title1: | Manager |
Leader Name1: | Kristján Sturluson |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 2,421 |
Population Total: | 673 |
Population Density Km2: | 0.28 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
Postal Code: | 370, 371 |
Code1 Name: | Municipal number |
Code1 Info: | 3811 |
Dalabyggð (pronounced as /is/) is a municipality located in Dalasýsla, western Iceland.[1] [2] Its main settlement is Búðardalur.
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.