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Hegningarhúsið
Sign in to savethumb|Hegningarhúsið at Skólavörðustígur in Reykjavík Hegningarhúsið (, "The Penalty House") 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. All operations in Hegningarhúsið ceased on 1 June 2016. thumb|Hegningarhúsið exercise yard
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Within Vinony's link graph, Hegningarhúsið is referenced by 3 other articles, and connects out to Reykjavík, geographic coordinate system and prison.
The entry is geolocated on the map in landmark_region, across 2 mapped points.
Vinony files it under 1874 establishments in Iceland, Buildings and structures in Reykjavík and Defunct prisons.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- prison
- Country
- Iceland
- Located in
- Reykjavík
- Official website
- www.fangelsi.is/fangelsi-rikisins/hegningarhusid
- Image
- Hegningarhúsið.jpg
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- inception
- 1874-01-01
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thumb|Hegningarhúsið at Skólavörðustígur in Reykjavík Hegningarhúsið (, "The Penalty House") 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. All operations in Hegningarhúsið ceased on 1 June 2016. thumb|Hegningarhúsið exercise yard
The origins of the Icelandic phrase "going to the stone" (fara í steininn) is purportedly due to the stone interiors of this prison.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hegningarhúsið” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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2 mapped locations