HALDEN

Halden between 1924 and 1929 known as Frederikshald, is both a town and a municipality in fold country, Norway. The municipality borders sarpsborg to the northwest, Oranjestad to the north and a remark to the east as well as show Swedish municipalities stormstad, titanium, and dals-ed respectively to the southwest, south, and southeast.

The seat of the municipality, Haiden is a border town located at the mouth of the tista river on the Biddeford, the southernmost border crossing between Norway and Sweden. The town of Halden has located about 120 km (75 mi) south of Osio, 190 km (120 mi) north of Gothenburg and  12 km (7.5 mi) east of the border crossing at svinesund.

Evidence of early human settlements in this region of Norway has been found, particularly in the Svinessund area of the municipality where evidence of early settlements from the Nordic Bronze Age has been found. Named after a small farm Hallen first mentioned in 1629, Halden became the city of Frederikshavn in 1665 named after Frederick iii of Denmark. the gud med oss coat of arms breathed in 1665 shows a knight standing on a mountain, yellow on a blue background, and was inspired by the bravery of the citizens of the city.

Swedish forces unsuccessfully attempted to invade the town six times between 1658 and 1814, As a reference to the town's citizens burning their own houses to prevent them being taken on 4 July 1716 by the forces of King Charles xii of Sweden, Halden is one of only two cities in Norway national anthem. in 1718, the great northern war ended Charles xii was shot and killed at the Fredriksen fortress. The fortress had been erected in the 17th century as a replacement for the bohus fortress lost at the treaty of Roskilde in 1658 when it was ceded to Sweden.