Råde

Råde is a municipality in Viken 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).

Råde kommune
Municipality
Karlshus, Råde
Coat of arms
Viken within
Norway
Råde within Viken
Coordinates: 59°20′56″N 10°51′18″E
CountryNorway
CountyViken
Administrative centreKarlshus
Government
 • Mayor (2011)René Rafshol (H)
Area
 • Total119 km2 (46 sq mi)
 • Land105 km2 (41 sq mi)
Area rank373 in Norway
Population
 (2011)
 • Total6,946
 • Density58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Rådesokning
Råsokning[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-3017
Official language formBokmål[2]
Websitewww.rade.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

The neighbouring municipalities are Rygge, Våler, Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad. 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 (Old Norse: 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 terminal moraines, 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.[3]

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 30 May 1980. The arms are canting 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 Ice ages that runs through the municipality. The colour green symbolises the fertile soil.[4]

Demography
Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Råde by country of origin in 2017[5]
Ancestry Number
 Poland271
 Sweden49
 Somalia48
 Denmark39
 Lithuania33
Råde Church

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. [6]

Climate

Climate data is supplied by Rygge meteorological station by the airport, located right on the border between Rygge and Råde.

Climate data for Råde (1986-2016; 1955- for extremes)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.2
(52.2)		 13.5
(56.3)		 21
(70)		 24.9
(76.8)		 30.0
(86.0)		 31.2
(88.2)		 33.7
(92.7)		 34.2
(93.6)		 25
(77)		 20
(68)		 14.7
(58.5)		 13.2
(55.8)		 34.2
(93.6)
Mean maximum °C (°F) 6.9
(44.4)		 7.9
(46.2)		 11.7
(53.1)		 18.1
(64.6)		 23.8
(74.8)		 24.7
(76.5)		 27.2
(81.0)		 25.5
(77.9)		 21.2
(70.2)		 15.4
(59.7)		 10.6
(51.1)		 8.3
(46.9)		 27.2
(81.0)
Average high °C (°F) 0.7
(33.3)		 1.5
(34.7)		 5
(41)		 10.1
(50.2)		 15.6
(60.1)		 19
(66)		 21.2
(70.2)		 20.5
(68.9)		 16.2
(61.2)		 10.1
(50.2)		 4.8
(40.6)		 1.7
(35.1)		 10.5
(51.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.7
(28.9)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 1.1
(34.0)		 5.6
(42.1)		 10.8
(51.4)		 14.5
(58.1)		 16.9
(62.4)		 15.9
(60.6)		 11.9
(53.4)		 7
(45)		 2.4
(36.3)		 −1
(30)		 6.8
(44.3)
Average low °C (°F) −4.7
(23.5)		 −4.4
(24.1)		 −2.3
(27.9)		 1.6
(34.9)		 6.1
(43.0)		 10.2
(50.4)		 12.8
(55.0)		 12
(54)		 8
(46)		 4.1
(39.4)		 −0.2
(31.6)		 −3.9
(25.0)		 3.3
(37.9)
Mean minimum °C (°F) −15.7
(3.7)		 −14.6
(5.7)		 −10.7
(12.7)		 −4.5
(23.9)		 0.3
(32.5)		 5.2
(41.4)		 8.1
(46.6)		 6.2
(43.2)		 0.8
(33.4)		 −3.8
(25.2)		 −8.1
(17.4)		 −14.5
(5.9)		 −15.7
(3.7)
Record low °C (°F) −27.7
(−17.9)		 −31.5
(−24.7)		 −28.4
(−19.1)		 −11.6
(11.1)		 −4.9
(23.2)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 3.6
(38.5)		 0.7
(33.3)		 −5.1
(22.8)		 −9.7
(14.5)		 −19.5
(−3.1)		 −26.5
(−15.7)		 −31.5
(−24.7)
Source: Meteorologisk institutt

Culture

Helleristning [ petroglyphs ] from the Bronze Age have been found in Råde.[7]

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. https://snl.no/R%C3%A5de
  4. Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  5. "Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population". ssb.no. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
  6. Sigrid Marie Christie, Håkon Christie. "Råde kirke". Norges Kirker. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  7. https://www.nrk.no/osloogviken/fant-unikt-helleristningsfelt-i-rade-1.15188750
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