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Hafnarfjörður Town Hall

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Hafnarfjörður Town Hall
Ráðhúsið í Hafnarfirði
The Town Hall in Hafnarfjörður, January 2025.
General information
AddressStrandgata 6
Town or cityHafnarfjörður
CountryIceland
Completed1942
OwnerHafnarfjarðarkaupstaður
Design and construction
Architect(s)Sigmundur Halldórsson

The Hafnarfjörður Town Hall (Icelandic: Ráðhúsið í Hafnarfirði) is located in the city centre of Hafnarfjörður. The building houses the Town Council,[1] as well as Bæjarbíó—the oldest operating cinema in Iceland.[2]

History

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The building was constructed in 1942 by the Municipality of Hafnarfjörður, designated to serve as a town hall as well as a cinema. It was designed by architect Sigmundur Halldórsson and its first owner was the Hafnarfjörður Municipal Fund.[3]

The Hafnarfjörður Town Hall building is the first of its kind in the country, being the first purpose-built town hall in Iceland.[4][5] Nonetheless, it has become inadequate for its intended administrative purpose, as a result of its small size,[5] measuring a surface area of 1094,3 m2.[6] Consequently, in 2023, Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður purchased the adjacent building of Íslandsbanki on Strandgata 8-10 to house its administration, with the sale totalling 350 million krones.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Bæjarstjórn". Sarpur (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Bæjarbío". Hafnarfjordur.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  3. ^ Kristjánsdóttir, Málfríður; Pétursson, Björn; Borgþórsdóttir, Rósa (2019). "Miðbær Hafnarfjarðar: Húsakönnun" (PDF). Húsakannanir og -skráningar (in Icelandic). Hafnarfjörður. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Dagblaðið Vísir - DV" (in Icelandic). No. 145. 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Fjarðarpósturinn" (in Icelandic). No. 1. Hafnarfjörður. 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  6. ^ "HAFNARFJARÐARBÆR: Aðrar eignir" (PDF). Hafnarfjordur.is (in Icelandic). Hafnarfjörður. 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
  7. ^ "Hafnarfjarðarbær kaupir Strandgötu 8-10 á 350 milljónir kr". Fjarðarfréttir (in Icelandic). 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2025.