Svalerødkilen

Svalerødkilen is a neighborhood in Halden, Østfold, Innlandet. Svalerødkilen is situated nearby to the locality Knekasa, as well as near the neighborhood Bukteløkka.

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

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Old Svinesund Bridge is situated 3 km east of Svalerødkilen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thorsø and Ullerøy.

Thorsø

Hamlet

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Thorsø or Tose is a farm located in the former municipality of Torsnes in Østfold county, Norway. The first written source found about this farm is from 1472, in the form of Tosowe. Thorsø is situated 10 km northwest of Svalerødkilen.

Ullerøy

Hamlet

Photo: Mewasul, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ullerøy is a peninsula and urban area in the municipality of Sarpsborg in Østfold, Norway. As of 2009, the population was 363. Before 1992 Ullerøy was a part of Skjeberg municipality. Ullerøy is situated 10 km northwest of Svalerødkilen.