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Hofshreppur (Skagafjörður)

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Hofshreppur
Höfðastrandarhreppur
Map showing the borders of Hofshreppur from 1990 to 1998
Hofshreppur from 1990 to 1998
CountryIceland
CountySkagafjörður
Unification of Skagafjörður (municipality)June 6, 1998
Named forThe church site Hof in Höfðaströnd
Time zoneUTC+0
Became a part of Skagafjörður (municipality) in 1998

Hofshreppur, previously Höfðastrandarhreppur, was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, in Skagafjörður county, Iceland, located on the east side of the main part of the fjord.[1] It was named after the church site Hof in Höfðaströnd.[2]

The old trading post Hofsós was made into its own hreppur on January 1, 1948. On June 19, 1990, Hofshreppur and Fellshreppur, located to the north, merged into a single municipality. Hofshreppur then comprised land all the way north to Fljót.[3]

Hofshreppur from 1948 to 1990
Hofshreppur until 1947

On June 6, 1998, Hofshreppur joined ten other local governments to form Skagafjörður county: Skefilsstaðahreppur, Sauðárkrókur, Skarðshreppur, Staðarhreppur, Seyluhreppur, Lýtingsstaðahreppur, Rípurhreppur, Viðvíkurhreppur, Hólahreppur, and Fljótahreppur.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Hofshreppur Map, Weather and Photos - Iceland: administrative division - Lat:64 and Long:-16.8333". www.getamap.net. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  2. ^ "Hofskirkja á Höfðaströnd". 2016-03-05. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2024-08-11.
  3. ^ Sigurðardóttir, Hjördís Erna (2016). Örnefni, Örnefnanefnd, sameinuð sveitarfélög og bæjanöfn: Vald og saga örnefnastýringar (in Icelandic). Háskóli Íslands.
  4. ^ Skagafjörður. "Fróðleikur um Skagafjörð". Skagafjörður (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-08-11.