Counties of Iceland
Iceland was historically divided into 23 counties known as sýslur, and 23 independent towns known as kaupstaðir. Iceland is now split up between 24 sýslumenn that are the highest authority over the local police and carry out administrative functions such as declaring bankruptcy and marrying people outside of the church.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: former first-level administrative territorial subdivision of Iceland
- Also known as: “Arnessysla”, “Árnessýsla”, “counties of Iceland”, “county of Iceland”, “district of Iceland”, “districts of Iceland”, “historical counties of Iceland”, and “historical county of Iceland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bruarfoss Waterfall.
Counties of Iceland
Latitude
64.25° or 64° 15′ northLongitude
-20.5° or 20° 30′ westElevation
89 metres (292 feet)Open location code
99PX7G22+22GeoNames ID
3418509Wikidata ID
Q107024302
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Satellite Map
Discover Counties of Iceland from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Counties of Iceland” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقاطعات آيسلندا”
- Armenian: “Իսլանդիայի վարչական բաժանում”
- Asturian: “condaos d’Islandia”
- Asturian: “Condaos d’Islandia”
- Basque: “Islandiako konderriak”
- Belarusian: “сіслы Ісландыі”
- Breton: “Kontelezhioù Island”
- Bulgarian: “Сисли на Исландия”
- Catalan: “comtat històric d’Islàndia”
- Catalan: “comtats d’Islàndia”
- Catalan: “Comtats d’Islàndia”
- Chinese: “冰岛县份”
- Chinese: “冰岛县份列表”
- Czech: “Hrabství na Islandu”
- Czech: “seznam hrabství na Islandu”
- Danish: “Islands provinser”
- Danish: “provins i Island”
- Faroese: “Sýslur í Íslandi”
- French: “comté (Islande)”
- French: “Comté”
- Galician: “condado de Islandia”
- Georgian: “ისლანდიის ოლქები”
- German: “Sýslur in Island”
- Hungarian: “Izland megyéi”
- Hungarian: “Izland megyéje”
- Hungarian: “izlandi megye”
- Hungarian: “megye Izlandon”
- Icelandic: “Sýslur Íslands”
- Indonesian: “County di Islandia”
- Italian: “Contee dell’Islanda”
- Japanese: “アイスランドの県”
- Japanese: “ヴェストゥル・スカフタフェルスシスラ”
- Japanese: “スーズル・ムーラシスラ”
- Japanese: “ノルズル・ムーラシスラ”
- Japanese: “ミーラシスラ”
- Japanese: “ラゥングアゥルヴァトラシスラ”
- Japanese: “ランガールヴェッリル”
- Japanese: “東スカフタフェルスィスラ”
- Japanese: “東フーナヴァスシスラ”
- Japanese: “西スカフタフェルスィスラ”
- Korean: “아이슬란드의 주”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Islands fylker”
- Norwegian: “Islands fylker”
- Russian: “округ (Исландия)”
- Russian: “округ Исландии”
- Russian: “регион (Исландия)”
- Russian: “сисл (Исландия)”
- Russian: “сисла Исландии”
- Russian: “Сислы Исландии”
- Slovenian: “okrožje Islandije”
- Spanish: “Condados de Islandia”
- Swedish: “Islands sýslur”
- Turkish: “ilçe (İzlanda)”
- Ukrainian: “округ Ісландії”
- Ukrainian: “сисла Ісландії”
- Ukrainian: “сисли Ісландії”
- Ukrainian: “Сисли Ісландії”
- Welsh: “Siroedd Gwlad yr Iâ”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Reykholt and Upcountry Árnessýsla.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Nest and Hvarf.
South Iceland: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Þingvellir National Park, Vestmannaeyjar, Selfoss, and Hveragerði.
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.
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