Sarpsborg

Sarpsborg is a city and municipality in the county of ?stfold, Norway. It was founded by the viking king Olav Haraldsson (Saint Olav) in 1016. The population is steadily growing and during the summer of 2005 it reached 50 000.

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Borregaard Industries has been the most important industry of the city.

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Sarpsborg was famous for its soccer team, Sarpsborg FK, but is now more famous for its hockey team, Sparta Warriors.

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Norway: The Kingdom of Norway is a Nordic country on the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, bordering Sweden, Finland and Russia, with territorial waters bordering Danish and British waters. It has a very elongated form and has an extensive coastline along the North Atlantic Ocean, where Norway'...

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Sarpsborg FK: Sarpsborg Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Sarpsborg, Østfold. It was founded on 8 May 1903. As of 2008 they are playing in Norwegian Fourth Division, the fifth tier of Norwegian league system....