Råde
Encyclopedia
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
.
: 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".
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 age
s that runs through the municipality. The colour green symbolises the fertile soil.
Municipalities of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties , and 430 municipalities...
in Østfold
Østfold
is a county in southeastern Norway, bordering Akershus and southwestern Sweden , while Buskerud and Vestfold is on the other side of the bay. The seat of the county administration is Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad is the largest city.Many manufacturing facilities are situated here. Moss and...
county
Counties of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 430 municipalities...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Karlshus
Karlshus
Karlshus village is the administrative centre of Råde municipality, Norway. Its population is 1,952 with 1,073 residents per km2 . It is located close by Moss Airport, Rygge, with European route E6 passing through, and is served by Råde Station on Østfoldbanen railway....
. The parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
of Raade was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt
Formannskapsdistrikt was the name for a Norwegian local self-government districts put into force in 1838. This system of municipality was created in a bill approved by the Storting and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January 1837...
).
The neighbouring municipalities are Rygge
Rygge
Rygge is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rygge. Rygge was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 .The emblem of Rygge is the Pasque flower...
, Våler
Våler, Østfold
Våler is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of "Våler i Østfold". The parish of Vaaler was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 .- Name :...
, Sarpsborg
Sarpsborg
is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg.Sarpsborg is part of the fifth largest urban area in Norway when paired with neighbouring Fredrikstad...
, and Fredrikstad
Fredrikstad
is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad....
. There are four major villages in the municipality: Karlshus, Saltnes
Saltnes
Saltnes is a village in the municipality of Råde, Norway. Its population in 2008 was 2,132, of which 84 people live within the border of the neighboring municipality, Fredrikstad....
, Missingmyr
Missingmyr
Missingmyr is a village in the municipality of Råde, Norway. In 2005, its population was 508....
, and Slangsvold
Slangsvold
Slangsvold is a settlement and a 5 km-long valley located in the north-eastern part of the municipality of Råde in Norway. Slangsvold has about 100 inhabitants. The principal industry of Slangsvold is farming; other industries are a bus company, a quarry, a concrete mixing plant, and two...
.
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Råde farm (Old NorseOld Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
: 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
Vestfoldraet
Vestfoldraet is a large, visible but mostly covered ground moraine formed during the last Ice Age, which stretches through most of Vestfold county in Norway in a south-west to north-east direction...
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".
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-armsCoat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
is from modern times. They were granted on 30 May 1980. The arms are canting
Canting arms
Canting arms are heraldic bearings that represent the bearer's name in a visual pun or rebus. The term cant came into the English language from Anglo-Norman cant, meaning song or singing, from Latin cantāre, and English cognates include canticle, chant, accent, incantation and recant.Canting arms –...
for the name of the municipality. It shows a yellow bend
Bend (heraldry)
In heraldry, a bend is a coloured band running from the upper right corner of the shield to the lower left . Writers differ in how much of the field they say it covers, ranging from one-fifth up to one-third...
on a green background. The name of the municipality is derived from an old word meaning a glacial moraine
Moraine
A moraine is any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris which can occur in currently glaciated and formerly glaciated regions, such as those areas acted upon by a past glacial maximum. This debris may have been plucked off a valley floor as a glacier advanced or it may have...
. The arms thus symbolise the moraine and glacial path from the Ice age
Ice age
An ice age or, more precisely, glacial age, is a generic geological period of long-term reduction in the temperature of the Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers...
s that runs through the municipality. The colour green symbolises the fertile soil.
External links
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics NorwayStatistics NorwayStatistics Norway is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876.Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every year on its web site. All releases are published both in Norwegian and English...
- News Article: Forest fires breaking out. AftenpostenAftenpostenAftenposten is Norway's largest newspaper. It retook this position in 2010, taking it from the tabloid Verdens Gang which had been the largest newspaper for several decades. It is based in Oslo. The morning edition, which is distributed across all of Norway, had a circulation of 250,179 in 2007...
, 9 June 2008.