Svinesund

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Svinesund is a strait forming part of the border between Norway and Sweden, best known for its bridges and role as a major road crossing between the two countries.

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Label Occurrences
Svinesund canonical 3

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international border crossing
strait
borderBetweenCountyOrRegion Viken county
Västra Götaland County
Østfold
surface form: Østfold (former county)
connectsWaterbody Iddefjord
Skagerrak
countryBorderBetween Norway
Sweden
crossedBy Svinesund Bridge
surface form: Old Svinesund Bridge

Svinesund Bridge
formsPartOfBorderOf Norway
Sweden
hasBorderCrossingType road border crossing
hasCustomsControl Norwegian Customs
surface form: Norwegian customs

Swedish authorities
surface form: Swedish customs
hasEconomicRole major trade corridor between Norway and Sweden
hasNameEtymologyLanguage Old Norse language
surface form: Old Norse
hasNotableFeature narrow waterway
steep shores
hasStructureOn Svinesund Bridge
surface form: Old Svinesund Bridge

Svinesund Bridge
hasTollInfrastructure Svinesund Bridge toll station (historical/periodic)
hasTransportFunction link between Oslo region and Gothenburg region
isSubjectOf cross-border cooperation agreements between Norway and Sweden
knownFor Svinesund Bridge
surface form: Old Svinesund Bridge

Svinesund Bridge
languageMajorityAround Norwegian
Swedish
locatedIn Northern Europe
Scandinavia
locatedOnWaterbody Iddefjord
nearCityOnNorwegianSide Halden
nearCityOnSwedishSide Strömstad
partOf Norwegian–Swedish border
surface form: Norway–Sweden border

Skagerrak
surface form: Skagerrak basin
roadNetworkConnection European route E6
separates Norway
Sweden
usedFor goods transport
passenger traffic
road transport

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iddefjord locatedNear Svinesund
municipality of Halden near Svinesund
subject surface form: Halden