Halden
[key], town, 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.
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