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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Svinesund canonical 3

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Statements (42)

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

Svinesund Bridge
formsPartOfBorderOf Norway
Sweden
hasBorderCrossingType road border crossing
hasCustomsControl Norwegian customs
linked to: Norwegian Customs

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

Svinesund Bridge
languageMajorityAround Norwegian
Swedish
locatedIn Northern Europe
Scandinavia
locatedOnWaterbody Iddefjord
nearCityOnNorwegianSide Halden
nearCityOnSwedishSide Strömstad
partOf Norway–Sweden border
Skagerrak basin
linked to: Skagerrak
roadNetworkConnection European route E6
separates Norway
Sweden
usedFor goods transport
passenger traffic
road transport

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Referenced by (3)

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

Iddefjord locatedNear Svinesund
Halden near Svinesund
subject linked to: municipality of Halden