Saltnes is a village mostly situated in the municipality of
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.
The neighbouring municipalities are Vå ...
,
Norway
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. Its population in 2015 was 2,173, of which 89 people live within the border of the neighboring municipality,
Fredrikstad
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Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2015
0191 Spetalen total. Statistics Norway
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The etymology of the name derives from harvesting of salt in the area several hundred years ago.
References
Villages in Østfold
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