Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur is a municipality

Municipalities of Iceland

The municipalities of Iceland are local administrative areas in Iceland that provide a number of services to their inhabitants such as kindergartens, elementary schools, waste management, social services, public housing, public transportation, services to senior citizens and handicapped people...

 in the south-western part of Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

, in the region of Suðurland

Suðurland

Suðurland is a region of Iceland known as "South Iceland". The population of the region was 23,311 . The biggest town in the region is Selfoss, with a population of 6000 inhabitants.- External links :**...

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It has a population of 400 inhabitants (January 2011) in an area of 900 km².

Overview

It was formed in 1998 by the merger of Grímsneshreppur and Grafningshreppur. The main settlement is Sólheimar

Sólheimar Ecovillage

Sólheimar Ecovillage in Iceland is a small, intentional community of about 100 people, who live and work together. It is in the municipality of Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur...

 with 80 inhabitants (2006). The settlement Írafoss og Ljósafoss, which still had 15 inhabitants in 1997, has been abandoned since then. Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur is situated in the county of Árnessýsla

Árnessýsla

Árnessýsla is a large county of south-western Iceland. It has an area of 8287 km². In 2004, its population was 6,778....

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