Råde
Municipality in Østfold, Norway / From Wikipedia, the free 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).
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Råde Municipality
Råde kommune | |
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Coordinates: 59°20′56″N 10°51′18″E | |
Country | Norway |
County | Østfold |
Administrative centre | Karlshus |
Government | |
• Mayor (2011) | René Rafshol (H) |
Area | |
• Total | 119 km2 (46 sq mi) |
• Land | 105 km2 (41 sq mi) |
• Rank | #373 in Norway |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,946 |
• Density | 58/km2 (150/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Rådesokning Råsokning[1] |
Official language | |
• Norwegian form | Bokmål |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | NO-3112[3] |
Website | Official website |
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The neighbouring municipalities are Rygge, Våler, Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad. There are four major villages in the municipality: Karlshus, Saltnes, Missingmyr, and Slangsvold.