Svinesund

Svinesund is a sound separating the municipality of in the province of in the county of from the municipality of in the county of .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Old Svinesund Bridge and Svinesund Bridge.

Bridge
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Bridge
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The is a through arch bridge crossing at , and joining and . Svinesund is a sound separating the Swedish municipality of from the Norwegian municipality of , and thus it is the border between Norway and Sweden in this region.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Halden and Halden.

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, between 1665 and 1928 known as Fredrikshald, is both a town and a municipality in county, . The municipality borders to the northwest, to the north and to the east, as well as the municipalities , and respectively to the southwest, south and southeast.

Town
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is a town, which is situated 7 km northeast of Svinesund.

Svinesund

Latitude
59.09773° or 59° 5′ 52″ north
Longitude
11.27051° or 11° 16′ 14″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
9FFH37XC+36
Geo­Names ID
2669892
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