Råde
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| Råde kommune | |||
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| Coordinates (city): 59°20′56″N 10°51′18″E / 59.34889°N 10.855°ECoordinates: 59°20′56″N 10°51′18″E / 59.34889°N 10.855°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Østfold | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-0135 | ||
| Administrative centre | Karlshus | ||
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| - Mayor (2003) | Kjell Løkke (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. 373 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 119 km2 (45.9 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 105 km2 (40.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 6,380 | ||
| - Density | 61/km2 (158/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 5.6 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 158 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Bokmål | ||
| Norwegian demonym | Rådesokning Råsokning[1] |
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| Website | www.rade.kommune.no | ||
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Råde is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Karlshus. The parish of Raade was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
The neighbouring municipalities are Rygge, Våler, Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad. There are four major villages in the municipality: Karlshus, Saltnes, Missingmyr, and Slangsvold.
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[edit] General information
[edit] Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Råde farm (Old Norse: Róða), since the first church was built here. The name is identical with the word róða which means "bar, pole, or rod". Here it is referring to a long hill (a raet which is shaped like a bar, pole, or rod) and the farm and the church is located on the top of it. Prior to 1921, the name was written "Raade".
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 30 May 1980. The arms are canting for the name of the municipality. It shows a yellow bend on a green background. The name of the municipality is derived from an old word meaning a glacial moraine. The arms thus symbolise the moraine and glacial path from the Ice ages that runs through the municipality. The colour green symbolises the fertile soil.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskriving_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn.
- ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/r/rade.htm. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
[edit] External links
Media related to Råde at Wikimedia Commons
The Wiktionary definition of Råde- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
- Østfold travel guide from Wikitravel
- News Article: Forest fires breaking out. Aftenposten, 9 June 2008.
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