Blönduhlíð is a district in Iceland in eastern Skagafjörður that lies along the Héraðsvötn river. It spans the area from the Bóluá river in the south of and the Kyrfisá river to the north.
Brekknapláss is the outermost part of in , from the to the Kyrfisá river. There are a few farms there, such as , the birthplace of the priest Jón Steingrímsson—known as the "fire-and-brimstone" preacher—which is in the southernmost part of . , a little further south, is where prime minister Hermann Jónasson was from and where there is a monument in his honor. Hermann was the father of Steingrímur Hermansson, who also served as Iceland's prime minister.
Places in Blönduhlíð The following farms are located in :
Akrar (Skagafjörður) Bóla Djúpidalur Flugumýri Frostastaðir Hjaltastaðahvammur Miklibær Silfrastaðir Úlfsstaðir Víðivellir
References
Bibliography Hjalti Pálsson (ritstj.): Byggðasaga Skagafjarðar IV. bindi. Akrahreppur. Sögufélag Skagfirðinga, 2007. ISBN 978-9979-861-15-7 Hallgrímur Jónasson: Árbók Ferðafélags Íslands. Skagafjörður. Ferðafélag Íslands, 1946.