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Sauðárkrókur
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Sauðárkrókur is a human settlement in Iceland, situated within the administrative territorial entity of Skagafjörður. It serves as the capital of the Northwestern Region and Skagafjörður. The town is located in the time zone of Greenwich Mean Time and has an elevation of 2 meters.
The population of Sauðárkrókur is listed as 2,574, with another source citing 2,614. It is twinned with the administrative bodies of Køge and Espoo. The postal code for the area is 550.
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Place details
- Locality
- Sauðárkrókur
- Region
- Northwest
- Country
- Ísland
- Population
- 2,614
- Timezone
- Atlantic/Reykjavik
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Sauðárkrókur
- Settlement.nickname
- Krókurinn
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
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- Sauðárkrókur (0823).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Sauðárkrókur in 2025
- Settlement.image_map
- Skagafjordur map.png
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of the Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður
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- Location in Iceland
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Iceland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Iceland
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Constituency
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Northwest Constituency
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Northwestern Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður
- Settlement.leader_title
- District manager (Sveitarstjóri)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Iceland
- Located in
- Skagafjörður
- Population
- 2574
- Time zone
- Greenwich Mean Time
- Capital of
- Skagafjörður
- Official website
- www.skagafjordur.is
- Image
- Sauðárkrókur (0823).jpg
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- Commons category
- Sauðárkrókur
- topic's main category
- Category:Sauðárkrókur
- twinned administrative body
- Espoo
- postal code
- 550
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Travel guide
Get in
Skagafjörður can be reached from anywhere in the country from road one. Bus 57 links the munciplity with Reykjavík, arriving both in Sauðárkrókur and Varmarhlíð. Taking a plane here is not advisable as the nearest airport with regular service is in Akureyri, 94 kilometers away from Varmarhlíð.
Get around
The town of Varmarhlíð is an entry point into the muncipality. From there road 75 can be taken to Sauðárkrókur or road 76 to Hofsós. In order to get to Hólar road 76 and road 767 are taken. Bus 57 can be taken between Varmarhlíð and Sauðárkrókur, but the other towns do not have any bus service. When travelling whithin any of the towns walking is recommended as the longest walking distance is 3.2 km.
See
thumb|Turf houses at Glaumbaer turf house - Folk Museum
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- First settlements
- Market and merchants
- The first inhabitants
- Climate
- Transport
- Sports
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Sauðárkrókur () is a town on the Skagafjörður in northern Iceland. It is the seat of both the Sveitarfélagið Skagafjörður ('Municipality of Skagafjörður') and the Northwestern Region.
Sauðárkrókur is the largest town in Northwest Iceland and the second-largest town on the north coast of Iceland, with a population of 2,612. It is the centre for commerce and services in the district, and an important link in Iceland's food production. The population of Sauðárkrókur has grown steadily in recent years, and its economy is relatively diverse.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sauðárkrókur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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