Råde is a

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. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Karlshus. The

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of ''Raade'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The neighbouring municipalities are

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, Våler,

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, and

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. There are four major villages in the municipality: Karlshus, Saltnes, Missingmyr, and Slangsvold.

General information

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Råde'' farm (

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: ''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 one of Norway's many

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s, and the farm and the church named after it. Prior to 1921, the name was written ''"Raade"''.

History

Traces of settlements from 3000 BC have been located at Vansjø.

Coat-of-arms

The

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is from modern times. They were granted on 30 May 1980. The arms are

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for the name of the municipality. It shows a yellow bend on a green background. The arms thus symbolise the moraine and glacial path from the

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s that runs through the municipality. The colour green symbolises the fertile soil.

Demography

Råde Church

Råde church (''Råde kirke'') is a medieval era church in Råde parish. The church belongs to Vestre Borgesyssel deanery in Diocese of Borg. The church dates from 1185 and is of Romanesque style. The edifice is of brick and stone and has 300 seats. The church has a rectangular nave and narrow choir with an apse which is semicircular. The baptismal font is from the 1500s and the altarpiece is from 1638. The altarpiece was painted both in 1862 and 1918. In 1950–60, the altarpiece was restored. The church was extensively repaired in 1860–1862. In the late 1950s, restoration work initiated.

Climate

Climate data is supplied by

meteorological station by the

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, located right on the border between Rygge and Råde.

Culture

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Notable people

* Johannes Gerckens Bassøe (born 1878 in Råde – 1962) a Norwegian jurist and civil servant who was the first Governor of Svalbard * Egil Hovland (born 1924 in Råde – 2013) a Norwegian composer who wrote in diverse styles *

Hermund Nygård Hermund Nygård (born 16 May 1979 in Råde, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (drums) and composer residing in Oslo, known from collaborations with musicians like Hallgeir Pedersen, Staffan William-Olsson, Anders Aarum, Steinar Raknes, Erl ...

(born 1979 in Råde) a Norwegian jazz drummer *

Vidar Martinsen Vidar Martinsen (born 11 March 1982) is a Norwegian footballer currently playing for Råde IL after eight seasons in the Norwegian Fredrikstad Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a List of cities in Nor ...

(born 1982 in Råde) a Norwegian footballer with over 250 club caps

References

External links

* *
Municipal fact sheet
from Statistics Norway * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rade Municipalities of Østfold Municipalities of Viken (county)