Sister cities of Østfold

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Østfold ( listen ) is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden (Västra Götaland County and Värmland), while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The county's administrative seat is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.

Many manufacturing facilities are situated here, such as the world's most advanced biorefinery, Borregaard in Sarpsborg. Moss (Moss Verft) and Fredrikstad have shipyards. There are granite mines in Østfold and granite stone from these was used by Gustav Vigeland.

The county slogan is "The heartland of Scandinavia". The local dialect is characterized by the geographical proximity to Sweden.

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