Saltnes
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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
.
Saltnes has grown from around 50 to almost 2000 inhabitants in only 36 years. Saltnes is becoming increasingly popular destination for vacations. Råde municipality reports that the population increases by some 500-1000 inhabitants during the summer vacation season because of all the summer cabins in the area.
The etymology of the name derives from harvesting of salt in the area several hundred years ago.
Råde
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 ....
, 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...
. Its population in 2008 was 2,132, of which 84 people live within the border of the neighboring municipality, Fredrikstad
Fredrikstad
is a city and municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad....
.
Saltnes has grown from around 50 to almost 2000 inhabitants in only 36 years. Saltnes is becoming increasingly popular destination for vacations. Råde municipality reports that the population increases by some 500-1000 inhabitants during the summer vacation season because of all the summer cabins in the area.
The etymology of the name derives from harvesting of salt in the area several hundred years ago.