Hegningarhúsið

Hegningarhúsið at Skólavörðustígur 9 in was a run by the Icelandic Prison Service. Built in 1872 by the designs of G. Ch. W. Klentz, it was the oldest prison in Iceland.
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  • Government building
  • …is also known as “Nían”
  • …was formerly known as “Steinninn”
  • …dates from 1874
  • Description: prison in Iceland
  • Address: Skólavörðustígur 9, 101

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Icelandic Phallological Museum and National Theater.
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Museum
, located… is situated 390 metres northwest of Hegningarhúsið.
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Theater building
The National Theatre of Iceland in , is the national theatre of Iceland. is situated 200 metres north of Hegningarhúsið.
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Museum
, but called "the House of Collections"… is situated 200 metres north of Hegningarhúsið.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kópavogur and Garðabaer.
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is a town in that is the country's second-largest municipality by population.
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Town
Garðabær is a town and municipality in the of . is situated 6 km south of Hegningarhúsið.
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Locality
is a multi-purpose stadium in , . is situated 8 km south of Hegningarhúsið.

Hegningarhúsið

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Latitude
64.14551° or 64° 8′ 44″ north
Longitude
-21.93149° or 21° 55′ 53″ west
Open location code
99PW43W9+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 94560550
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­government
Wiki­data ID
Q13635751

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Hegningarhúsið” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Hegningarhúsið”
  • Icelandic: “Hegningarhúsið”
  • Italian: “Hegningarhúsið”
  • Spanish: “Hegningarhúsið”

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