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Halden (häl`dən), town (1995 pop. 25,951), Østfold co., SE Norway, a port on the Iddefjord (an arm of the Skagerrak), near the Swedish border. Manufactures include forest products, footwear, and textiles. The first atomic reactor plant in Scandinavia was built there to furnish power for industry. The town was chartered in 1665 and developed around Fredrikssten Fortress, which three times (1716, 1718, 1814) withstood Swedish attacks. Charles XII fell before its walls in 1718. From 1665 to 1928 Halden was known as Frederikshald or Fredrikshald. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Gary Halden, commanding officer of West Valley detectives, said the man suspected of sexual assault is 40 to 45 years old and has balding shoulder-length black hair. Metso Paper will supply Norske Skogindustrier ASA with a rebuild of its Saugbrugs PM 6 paper machine in Halden and paper finishing technology to the Saugbrugs and Skogn mills. In less than a month, we had expanded to Customer Service, and we are now planning to turn on more applications like Marketing and Sales Force Automation," said Jeff Halden, president and COO of Pandesa Corporation, a software company pioneering a new approach for searching and sharing knowledge content across organizations. |
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