Skarðskirkja | |
Native Name: | Skarðskirkja á landi |
Settlement Type: | Farm |
Pushpin Label Position: | above |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Skarð in Iceland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Iceland |
Subdivision Type1: | Constituency |
Subdivision Name1: | South Constituency |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Southern Region |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Rangárþing ytra |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 63.75°N -57°W |
Skarð (in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈskarθ/) is a small farm and a church parish in southwestern Iceland in the Rangárþing ytra municipality (before 2002: Landsveit), Rangárvallasýsla county, and Southern Region, along road 26 (Landvegur), northwest of Hekla.
The present Skarð church was built in 1931. The parish shares a priest with four other church parishes (Árbæjar, Haga, Kálfholts, Marteinstungu) under the name Fellsmúlaprestakall.[1] This parish and church is called "Skarðskirkja á Landi" to disambiguate from other places named Skarð. The original Roman Catholic church was devoted to archangel Michael.[2]