Kråkerøy is an island and a former municipality in
Viken county,
Norway
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.
The island of Kråkerøy was separated from
Glemmen as a municipality of its own January 1, 1908. At that time Kråkerøy had a population of 3,311. The rural municipality was (together with
Borge,
Onsøy and
Rolvsøy) merged with the city of
Fredrikstad January 1, 1994. Prior to the merger Kråkerøy had a population of 7,445.
In 1948 Kråkerøy was the site of the
Kråkerøy speech by then Prime Minister
Einar Gerhardsen, which became an important part of Norwegian political history.
The name
The
Norse
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Norse may also refer to:
Culture and religion
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form of the name was ''Krákarøy''. The first element is (probably) the genitive case of ''kráka'' meaning '
crow
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', the last element is ''øy'' meaning 'island'.
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Fredrikstad
Islands of Viken (county)
Populated places established in 1908
Populated places disestablished in 1994
Former municipalities of Norway
1908 establishments in Norway
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