Vakttangen
Vakttangen is a locality in Halden, Østfold, Innlandet. Vakttangen is situated nearby to the locality Sponvika skanse, as well as near Kjeøya.Places of Interest
Highlights include Svinesund Bridge and Old 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.
Old Svinesund Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Boberger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Svinesund Bridge is situated 2½ km east of Vakttangen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Halden.
Halden
Town
Photo: Dark Apostrophe, CC BY 3.0.
Halden is a town, which is situated 10 km northeast of Vakttangen.
Vakttangen
- Type: Locality
- Location: Halden, Østfold, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.0901° or 59° 5′ 24″ northLongitude
11.22706° or 11° 13′ 37″ eastElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
9FFH36RG+2ROpenStreetMap ID
node 7498987473OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
9709694
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In Other Languages
“Vakttangen” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Vakttangen”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sponvika skanse and Sponvika.
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