Hegningarhúsið

Hegningarhúsið at Skólavörðustígur 9 in Reykjavík was a prison 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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Type: Government building
Description: prison in Iceland
Also known as: “Nían” and “Steinninn”
Address: Skólavörðustígur 9, 101

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include The Icelandic Phallological Museum and National Theater.

The Icelandic Phallological Museum

Museum

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The Icelandic Phallological Museum, located in Reykjavík, Iceland, houses the world's largest display of penises and penile parts. It holds over 300 penises from more than 100 species of mammals. The Icelandic Phallological Museum is situated 390 metres northwest of Hegningarhúsið.

National Theater

Theater building

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The National Theatre of Iceland in Reykjavík, is the national theatre of Iceland. The theater, designed by Guðjón Samúelsson, was formally opened on 20 April 1950. Since 2020, the artistic director of The National Theatre is Magnús Geir Þórðarsson. National Theater is situated 200 metres north of Hegningarhúsið.

Safnahúsið

Museum

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Safnahúsið, but called "the House of Collections" in English, formerly Þjóðmenningarhúsið, is an exhibition space in Reykjavík, Iceland, which houses an exhibition, Points of View, drawn from various national museums and other cultural institutions. Safnahúsið is situated 200 metres north of Hegningarhúsið.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kópavogur and Garðabaer.

Kópavogur

Photo: Axel Kristinsson, CC BY 2.0.

Kópavogur is a town in Iceland that is the country's second-largest municipality by population. It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Capital Region.

Garðabaer

Town

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Garðabær is a town and municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland. Garðabaer is situated 6 km south of Hegningarhúsið.

Kaplakriki

Locality

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Kaplakriki is a multi-purpose stadium in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar. Kaplakriki is situated 8 km south of Hegningarhúsið.

Hegningarhúsið

Categories: prison and building
Location: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Southwest Iceland, Iceland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

64.14551° or 64° 8′ 44″ north

Longitude

-21.93149° or 21° 55′ 53″ west

Inception

1874

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: “Hegningarhusid”
Dutch: “Hegningarhúsið”
Icelandic: “Hegningarhúsið”
Italian: “Hegningarhúsið”
Spanish: “Hegningarhúsið”

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