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Grýtubakkahreppur

Coordinates: 65°56′56″N 18°11′56″W / 65.9488876°N 18.1988985°W / 65.9488876; -18.1988985
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Grýtubakkahreppur
Skyline of Grýtubakkahreppur
Skyline of Grýtubakkahreppur
Location of Grýtubakkahreppur
Location of Grýtubakkahreppur
Grýtubakkahreppur is located in Iceland
Grýtubakkahreppur
Grýtubakkahreppur
Coordinates: 65°56′56″N 18°11′56″W / 65.9488876°N 18.1988985°W / 65.9488876; -18.1988985
CountryIceland
RegionNortheastern Region
ConstituencyNortheast Constituency
Government
 • ManagerÞröstur Friðfinnsson
Area
 • Total
432 km2 (167 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
353
 • Density0.82/km2 (2.1/sq mi)
Postal code(s)
6602
Municipal number610
Websitegrenivik.is
Grenivík

Grýtubakkahreppur (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈkriːtʏˌpahkaˌr̥ɛhpʏr̥] , regionally also [ˈkriːtʰʏ-]) is a municipality located in northern-central Iceland, in Northeastern Region.

The population is approximately 400. It has a local convenience store, a bank, a preschool and a grade school.

Geography

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Located on the eastern side of Eyjafjörður, north of Akureyri, next to Dalvík and not too far from Húsavík. Its main settlement is the village Grenivík [ˈkrɛːnɪˌviːk], which is located next to Kaldbakur mountain.[1]

Sports

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Local football club Magni Grenivík plays in the third tier of the Iceland football pyramid and play their home games at the Grenivíkurvöllur.

References

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  1. ^ Grenivik - Visit North Iceland
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