Hvalfjarðarsveit

Also known as Hvalfjardarsveit

Hvalfjarðarsveit () is a municipality in Vesturland, Iceland. The municipality derives its name from the fjord Hvalfjörður, which forms its southern border.

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Settlement.name: Hvalfjarðarsveit
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Hvalfjordur_pa_Island.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: View of Hvalfjörður
Settlement.shield_size: 100px
Settlement.image_map: Hvalfjarðarsveit Loc.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Hvalfjarðarsveit
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.pushpin_map: Iceland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Iceland

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Hvalfjarðarsveit () is a municipality in Vesturland, Iceland. The municipality derives its name from the fjord Hvalfjörður, which forms its southern border.

The municipality formed on 1 June 2006, by the union of the former municipalities of Hvalfjarðarstrandarhreppur, Innri-Akraneshreppur, Leirár- og Melahreppur and Skilmannahreppur.