Rangárvallasýsla

Rangárvallasýsla
County
County Rangárvallasýsla, Iceland
Coordinates: 63°55′N 20°0′W / 63.917°N 20.000°W / 63.917; -20.000
Country	Iceland
Region	Southern Region
Area
• Total	7,971 km2 (3,078 sq mi)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)
Postcodes	850, 851, 860, 861

Rangárvallasýsla was a county of Iceland, located in the Southern Region of the country and the South Constituency. The county extended from the highlands, between the ice caps of Hofsjökull and Vatnajökull, to the south coast. Municipalities within Rangárvallasýsla were Rangárþing ytra, Rangárþing eystra and Ásahreppur. The main towns were Hella and Hvolsvöllur.

The county included popular tourist attractions of Skógar and Þórsmörk.

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Counties of Iceland Capital Region Kjósarsýsla Southern Peninsula Gullbringusýsla Western Region Borgarfjarðarsýsla Dalasýsla Mýrasýsla Snæfellsnes- og Hnappadalssýsla Westfjords Austur-Barðastrandarsýsla Norður-Ísafjarðarsýsla Strandasýsla Vestur-Barðastrandarsýsla Vestur-Ísafjarðarsýsla Northwestern Region Austur-Húnavatnssýsla Skagafjarðarsýsla Vestur-Húnavatnssýsla Northeastern Region Eyjafjarðarsýsla Norður-Þingeyjarsýsla Suður-Þingeyjarsýsla Eastern Region Austur-Skaftafellssýsla Norður-Múlasýsla Suður-Múlasýsla Southern Region Árnessýsla Rangárvallasýsla Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla