Víðidalstunga

Víðidalstunga is a small village near Víðidal in the former parish of Þorkelshólshreppur, Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland.[3]

Víðidalstunga
Location of the Municipality of Húnaþing vestra
Víðidalstunga
Location of Víðidalstunga in Iceland
Coordinates: 65°21′N 20°36′W
Country Iceland
Constituency[1]Northwest Constituency
Region[2]Northwestern Region
MunicipalityHúnaþing vestra

An ancient manor and noble family lived in the area was centuries since at least the early 14th century. Víðidalstungu Church was built in 1889 and contains an altar with paintings by the painter Ásgrímur Jónsson.

References

  1. Political division
  2. Mainly statistical division
  3. Handrit.is


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