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Víðidalstunga

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Víðidalstunga
Location of the Municipality of Húnaþing vestra
Location of the Municipality of Húnaþing vestra
Víðidalstunga is located in Iceland
Víðidalstunga
Víðidalstunga
Location of Víðidalstunga in Iceland
Coordinates: 65°21′N 20°36′W / 65.350°N 20.600°W / 65.350; -20.600
Country Iceland
ConstituencyNorthwest Constituency
RegionNorthwestern Region
MunicipalityHúnaþing vestra

Víðidalstunga (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈviːðɪˌtalsˌtʰuŋka]) is a small village near Víðidal in the former parish of Þorkelshólshreppur, Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla, Iceland.[1]

An ancient manor and noble family lived in the area was centuries since at least the early 14th century. Víðidalstungu Church was built in 1889 and contains an altar with paintings by the painter Ásgrímur Jónsson.[citation needed]

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