Dalabyggð

Dalabyggð
Skyline of Dalabyggð
Coat of arms of Dalabyggð
Location of Dalabyggð
Dalabyggð 65°06′36″N 21°46′01″W / 65.110°N 21.767°W / 65.110; -21.767Coordinates: 65°06′36″N 21°46′01″W / 65.110°N 21.767°W / 65.110; -21.767
Region	Western Region
Constituency	Northwest Constituency
Manager	Sveinn Pálsson
Area	2,421 km2 (935 sq mi)
Population	673
Density	0.28/km2 (0.73/sq mi)
Municipal number	3811
Postal code(s)	370, 371
Website	dalabyggd.is

Skeggi Valley in Hvammur

Dalabyggð is a municipality located in western Iceland. Its main settlement is Búðardalur.

The farm of Hvammur í Dölum, where the poet, historian, and politician Snorri Sturluson was born, belongs to the municipality of Dalabyggð. There is a thermal bath, Guðrúnarlaug, in the municipality that is named after Guðrún Ósvífrsdóttir from the Laxdæla saga.

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dalabyggð.

• Official website (in Icelandic)