Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur

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Grímsnes- og Grafningshreppur is a municipality in the south-western part of Iceland, in the region of Suðurland. It has a population of 375 inhabitants (2006) in an area of 900 km². It was formed in 1998 by the merger of Grímsneshreppur and Grafningshreppur. The main settlement is Sólheimar 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.


This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of 24 December 2006.