Grýtubakkahreppur Explained

Grýtubakkahreppur
Settlement Type:Municipality
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Iceland
Coordinates:65.9489°N -18.1989°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iceland
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Northeastern Region
Subdivision Type2:Constituency
Subdivision Name2:Northeast Constituency
Leader Title1:Manager
Leader Name1:Þröstur Friðfinnsson
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:432
Population Total:353
Population Density Km2:0.82
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:6602
Code1 Name:Municipal number
Code1 Info:610

Grýtubakkahreppur (pronounced as /is/, regionally also in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈkriːtʰʏ-/) is a municipality located in northern-central Iceland, in Northeastern Region.

The population is approximately 400. It has a local convenience store, a bank, a preschool and a grade school.

Geography

Located on the eastern side of Eyjafjörður, north of Akureyri, next to Dalvík and not too far from Húsavík. Its main settlement is the village Grenivík in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈkrɛːnɪˌviːk/, which is located next to Kaldbakur mountain.[1]

Sports

Local football club Magni Grenivík plays in the third tier of the Iceland football pyramid and play their home games at the Grenivíkurvöllur.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.northiceland.is/en/destinations/towns/grenivik Grenivik