Råde
Råde Municipality
Råde kommune | |
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Karlshus, Råde | |
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Østfold within Norway | |
Råde within Østfold | |
| Coordinates: 59°20′56″N 10°51′18″E / 59.34889°N 10.85500°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 | 66.2/km2 (171/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Rådesokning Råsokning |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Bokmål |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-3112 |
| Website | Official website |
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 Våler, Moss, Sarpsborg, and Fredrikstad. There are four villages in the municipality: Karlshus, Saltnes, Missingmyr, and Slangsvold.