Skarð, Iceland
Skarð is a small village and church parish in southwestern Iceland in the Rangárþing ytra municipality (before 2002: Landsveit), Rangárvallasýsla county, and Southern Region, along road 26 (Landvegur), northwest of Hekla.
Skarð | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Skarðskirkja, the Skarð church | |
 Location of the Municipality of Rangárþing ytra | |
  Skarð Location of Skarð in Iceland | |
| Coordinates: 63°45′N 20°37′W | |
| Country |  |
| Constituency[1] | South Constituency |
| Region[2] | Southern Region |
| Municipality | Rangárþing ytra |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
The present Skarð church was built in 1931. The parish shares a priest with four other church parishes (Árbæjar, Haga, Kálfholts, Marteinstungu) under the name Fellsmúlaprestakall.[3] This parish and church is called "Skarðskirkja á Landi" to disambiguate from other places named Skarð. The original catholic church was devoted to archangel Michael.[4]
References
- Political division
- Mainly statistical division
- Fellsmúlaprestakall, Suðurland deanery, Church of Iceland.
- Skarðskirkja á Landi (1931), Kirkjukort.net
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