Rípurhreppur Explained

Rípurhreuppur
Settlement Type:Hreppur
Map Alt:Map outline of the borders of Rípurhreppur
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Iceland
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Skagafjörður
Extinct Title:Unification of Skagafjörður (municipality)
Extinct Date:June 6, 1998
Parts Type:Towns
P1:Ás, Keldudalur, Eyhildarholt, Hróarsdalur, Keta
Utc Offset:+0

Rípurhreuppur was a hreppur, an old Icelandic municipality, in the middle of Skagafjörður County, Iceland, named after the Ríp church site in Hegranes.[1] On June 6, 1998, Rípurhreppur joined ten other local governments to form Skagafjörður county: Skefilsstaðahreppur, Sauðárkrókur, Skarðshreppur, Staðarhreppur, Seyluhreppur, Lýtingsstaðahreppur, Viðvíkurhreppur, Hólahreppur, Hofshreppur, and Fljótahreppur.[2]

Hreppur Council

The last Rípurhreppur council was elected in the Icelandic: hreppur committee election on May 28, 1994, in which Lilja Ólafsdóttir, Pálmar Jóhannesson, Símon Traustason, Sævar Einarsson, and Þórunn Jónsdóttir were voted into office.[3]

Council chairs[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sarpur.is - Kirkja . 2024-07-14 . Sarpur.is . is.
  2. Web site: Skagafjörður . Fróðleikur um Skagafjörð . 2024-07-14 . Skagafjörður . is.
  3. Web site: Háskólabókasafn . Landsbókasafn Íslands- . Tímarit.is . 2024-07-14 . timarit.is . is.
  4. Web site: 2010-09-05 . Byggðasaga Skagafjarðar – V. bindi: um Rípurhrepp og Viðvíkurhrepp . 2024-07-14 . Forlagið bókabúð . is.