Dalabyggð

Dalabyggð (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈtaːlaˌpɪɣθ]) is a municipality located in Dalasýsla, western Iceland.[1][2] Its main settlement is Búðardalur.

Dalabyggð
Municipality
Skyline of Dalabyggð
Coat of arms
Location of Dalabyggð
Dalabyggð
Coordinates: 65.110°N 21.767°W / 65.110; -21.767
Country	Iceland
Region	Western Region
Constituency	Northwest Constituency
Government
• Manager	Kristján Sturluson
Area
• Total	2,421 km2 (935 sq mi)
Population
• Total	673
• Density	0.28/km2 (0.7/sq mi)
Postal code(s)	370, 371
Municipal number	3811
Website	dalabyggd.is

Skeggi Valley in Hvammur

Dalabyggð is an agricultural area that belongs to the municipality of Dalabyggðthe the farm of Hvammur í Dölum where the poet, historian, and politician Snorri Sturluson was born. Therefore, the main industry in the area is agriculture and sheep farming, There is also a thermal bath, Guðrúnarlaug, in the municipality that was named after Guðrún Ósvífrsdóttir from the Laxdæla saga.

The area is renowned for stories and people from Dalabyggð, such as : Auður djúpúðga, Leifur Eiríksson, Steinn Steinarr, Árni Magnússon, Eiríkur rauði, Sturla Þórðarson, and Ásmundur Sveinsson. There are many places in Dalabyggð with a great story, for example: Eiríksstaðir, Guðrúnarlaug, Haukadalur, and Ólafsdalur.