Kongsvinger

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Kongsvinger is a town and municipality in Innlandet county, Norway, known for its historic fortress overlooking the Glomma River and its role as a regional center near the Swedish border.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Kongsvinger canonical 13
2202 Kongsvinger 1
Vinger 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coat of arms
football club
fortress
municipal council
municipality
railway line
stadium
town
areaTotal about 1037 square kilometres
coatOfArms Kongsvinger coat of arms
connects Kongsvinger
Oslo
country Norway
countyBefore2020 Hedmark
elevationAboveSeaLevel about 148 metres
governedBy Kongsvinger Municipal Council
hasNeighbouringMunicipality Eidskog
Grue
Nord-Odal
Sundsvall Municipality (across border, Sweden)
Sør-Odal
Åsnes
hasPart Kongsvinger Fortress
hasRailConnection Kongsvinger Line
hasRoadConnection European route E16
Norwegian National Road 2
hasSportsTeam Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball
homeGround Gjemselund Stadion
languageOfficial Norwegian
linked to: Norwegian language
locatedIn Kongsvinger
Kongsvinger
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Innlandet county
locatedInDistrict Glåmdal
linked to: Glåmdalen
locatedInRegion Eastern Norway
locatedNearBorderWith Sweden
locatedOnRiver Glomma
mergedWith Brandval
Vinger
linked to: Kongsvinger
municipalityEstablished 1838
municipalMergerYear 1964
overlooks Glomma
populationAsOf2020 about 17800
populationAsOf2023 about 18000
postalCode 2201 Kongsvinger
2202 Kongsvinger
linked to: Kongsvinger
role regional center
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
townStatusGranted 1854

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

Eastern Norway contains Kongsvinger
Innlandet containsTown Kongsvinger
Glomma flowsThrough Kongsvinger
Hedmark hasMunicipality Kongsvinger
Glåmdalen containsSettlement Kongsvinger
Kongsvinger Fortress locatedIn Kongsvinger
subject linked to: Kongsvinger
Kongsvinger mergedWith Vinger
linked to: Kongsvinger
Kongsvinger postalCode 2202 Kongsvinger
linked to: Kongsvinger
Kongsvinger Line connects Kongsvinger
subject linked to: Kongsvinger
Gjemselund Stadion locatedIn Kongsvinger
subject linked to: Kongsvinger
Kongsvinger Line terminus Kongsvinger
Kongsvinger Line connectsCity Kongsvinger
Kongsvinger Line namedAfter Kongsvinger