Litla-Hraun

Litla-Hraun is the largest prison in . Located just outside , it consists of nine buildings inside a high-security fence. Litla-Hraun was founded on March 8, 1929, as a single building.
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  • Type: Prison
  • Description: prison in Iceland
  • Also known as: “Fangelsið Litla Hrauni”
  • Address: Litla-Hraun, Eyrarbakka, 820

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eyrarbakki and Stokkseyri.

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is a fishing village on the south coast of with a population of about 570 people, not including inhabitants of the prison located there. The village is founded on the Great Þjórsá Lava.

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is a small town in in Southern Iceland, 10 kilometres southwest of . It has a population of around 445.

Litla-Hraun

Latitude
63.85969° or 63° 51′ 35″ north
Longitude
-21.12683° or 21° 7′ 37″ west
Operator
Fangelsismálastofnun ríkisins
Open location code
99MWVV5F+V7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 220675560
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Wiki­data ID
Q6648592
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Litla-Hraun” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Litla-Hraun”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ليتلا هارون”
  • French: “prison de Litla-Hraun”
  • French: “Prison de Litla-Hraun”
  • German: “Litla-Hraun”
  • Icelandic: “Fangelsið Litla-Hrauni”
  • Icelandic: “Litla-Hraun”
  • Russian: “Литла-Храун”
  • Russian: “Литла-Хрёйн”
  • Ukrainian: “Літла-Храун”

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