Skarð, Iceland Explained

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]

References

  1. http://kirkjan.is/sudurland/profastsd%C3%A6mi%C3%B0/fellsmulaprestakall/ Fellsmúlaprestakall
  2. http://www.kirkjukort.net/kirkjur/skardskirkja-a-landi_080.html Skarðskirkja á Landi (1931)