Grýtubakkahreppur

65°56′56″N 18°11′56″W / 65.9488876°N 18.1988985°W / 65.9488876; -18.1988985CountryIcelandRegionNortheastern RegionConstituencyNortheast ConstituencyGovernment • ManagerÞröstur FriðfinnssonArea • Total432 km² (167 sq mi)Population • Total353 • Density0.82/km² (2.1/sq mi)Postal code(s)Municipal number610Websitegrenivik.is

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

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

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

References

External links

• Official website (in Icelandic)