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'''Yven''' is a borough in the city of [[Sarpsborg]]  in [[Østfold]], Norway. It is located east of the city centre on the west side of the [[Glomma]] river between Sarpsborg and [[Fredrikstad]].  Yven was previously assigned to the former municipality of [[Tune, Norway|Tune]]. As of 1885, the village was estimated to have had 297 inhabitants.<ref>{{cite book|title=Smaalenenes amt|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=En4lAQAAMAAJ|year=1885|publisher=Aschehoug|page=202}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=  https://snl.no/Tune%2Ftidligere_kommune|title=Tune – tidligere kommune|publisher =   Store norske leksikon|author=Geir Thorsnæs
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==Etymology==
The [[Old Norse]] name of the village was 'Yvin'.<ref name="no">{{cite book|title=Humaniora Norvegica: the year's work in Norwegian humanities|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T7WgAAAAMAAJ|volume=1-2|year=1950|publisher=Akademisk forlag, University of Oslo|page=209}}</ref> The name is based on the word 'vi', indicating a pagan site of sacrifice.<ref name="no"/><ref>{{cite book|title=Ortnamn och Kulturhistoria|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sJM_AQAAIAAJ|edition=3-4|year=1962|page=51}}</ref>
==Industry==
Yven hosted a ship-building industry in the late 19th century, but this production was discontinued around the turn of the century. In 1912 A/S Yven Papirfabrikk ('Yven Paper Mill') was established.<ref name="Eliassen1983">{{cite book|author=Sven Gøran Eliassen|title=Tune 1800-1930|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a-onAQAAMAAJ|year=1983|publisher=Tune Kommune|pages=105, 132}}</ref>
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