Svinesund
Svinesund is a fjord in Sweden. Svinesund is situated nearby to the locality Nedre Ringdalsstrand, as well as near Övre Ringdalsstrand.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Svinesund Bridge and Svinesund Bridge.
Svinesund Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Håkon Aurlien, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Svinesund Bridge is a through arch bridge crossing Iddefjord at Svinesund, and joining Sweden and Norway. Svinesund is a sound separating the Swedish municipality of Strömstad from the Norwegian municipality of Halden, and thus it is the border between Norway and Sweden in this region.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Halden and Halden.
Halden
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Halden, between 1665 and 1928 known as Fredrikshald, is both a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The municipality borders Sarpsborg to the northwest, Rakkestad to the north and Aremark to the east, as well as the Swedish municipalities Strömstad, Tanum and Dals-Ed respectively to the southwest, south and southeast.
Halden
Town
Photo: Dark Apostrophe, CC BY 3.0.
Halden is a town, which is situated 7 km northeast of Svinesund.
Svinesund
- Type: Fjord
- Also known as: “Sinnesund”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.09773° or 59° 5′ 52″ northLongitude
11.27051° or 11° 16′ 14″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
9FFH37XC+36GeoNames ID
2669892
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