Rípurhreppur Explained
Rípurhreuppur was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, in the middle of Skagafjörður County, Iceland, named after the Ríp church site in Hegranes.[1] On June 6, 1998, Rípurhreppur joined ten other local governments to form Skagafjörður county: Skefilsstaðahreppur, Sauðárkrókur, Skarðshreppur, Staðarhreppur, Seyluhreppur, Lýtingsstaðahreppur, Viðvíkurhreppur, Hólahreppur, Hofshreppur, and Fljótahreppur.[2]
Hreppur Council
The last Rípurhreppur council was elected in the Icelandic: hreppur committee election on May 28, 1994, in which Lilja Ólafsdóttir, Pálmar Jóhannesson, Símon Traustason, Sævar Einarsson, and Þórunn Jónsdóttir were voted into office.[3]
Council chairs[4]
- 1874–1883 Ólafur Sigurðsson in Ás
- 1883–1888 Gunnar Ólafsson in Keldudalur
- 1888–1896 Ólafur Sigurðsson in Ás
- 1896–1901 Jónas Halldórsson in Keldudalur
- 1901–1908 Sigurjón Markússon in Eyhildarholt
- 1908–1936 Guðmundur Ólafsson in Ás
- 1936–1958 Gísli Magnússon in Eyhildarholt
- 1958–1962 Páll Sigurðsson in Keldudalur
- 1962–1974 Árni Gíslason in Eyhildarholt
- 1974–1986 Þórarinn Jónasson in Hróarsdalur
- 1986–1994 Árni Gíslason in Eyhildarholt
- 1994–1998 Símon Traustason in Keta
Notes and References
- Web site: Sarpur.is - Kirkja . 2024-07-14 . Sarpur.is . is.
- Web site: Skagafjörður . Fróðleikur um Skagafjörð . 2024-07-14 . Skagafjörður . is.
- Web site: Háskólabókasafn . Landsbókasafn Íslands- . Tímarit.is . 2024-07-14 . timarit.is . is.
- Web site: 2010-09-05 . Byggðasaga Skagafjarðar – V. bindi: um Rípurhrepp og Viðvíkurhrepp . 2024-07-14 . Forlagið bókabúð . is.
