Halden

Halden, formerly Fredrikshald, is a town and municipality in the county of ?stfold, Norway.

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Halden located is on the Iddefjord, at the delta of the river Tista. The fjord represents the southern-most border between Norway and Sweden. Evidence of early human settlements in this region of Norway have been found in, in particularly in the Svinesund area of the municipality where rock carvings from the Nordic Bronze Age can be found.

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